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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Camberwell 1922
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1922
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Outworkers.
In accordance with Section 107, lists of persons employed as outworkers were
received from 76 persons carrying on business in the Borough, in addition to those
forwarded by other Boroughs from persons in business therein. 1,710 visits were
made to the homes of outworkers during the year.
Registered Workshops, etc.
| Eating houses | 149 |
| Bakehouses | 127 |
| Laundries | 30 |
| Clothing | 55 |
| Preparation of foodstuffs | 67 |
| Building trade | 83 |
| Sawmills, joinery works, etc. | 61 |
| Engineering and allied trades | 121 |
| Miscellaneous | 685 |
| 1,378 |
Other Matters.
| Class. | Number. |
|---|---|
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories:— | |
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act | 12 |
| Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspector as remediable under the Public Health Acts, but not under the Factory and Workshop Act:— | |
| Notified by H.M. Inspector | 17 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector | 7 |
| Other matters reported to H.M. Inspector | 6 |
| Underground Bakehouses:— | |
| Certificates granted during the year | – |
| In use at the end of the year | 50 |