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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
Wandsworth 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS.
The number of factories, workshops, workplaces and homeworkers
premises is shown in Table XXXV., together with the
number of inspections made.
TABLE XXXV.
| Class of Works. | Number of Places on Register at end of 1923. | Number of Inspections, 1923. | Number of Notices 1923. | Number of Prosecutions, 1923. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factories:— | ||||
| Factory Laundries | 58 | 118 | 3 | — |
| Factory Bakehouses | 69 | 160 | 4 | 1 |
| Other Factories | 466 | 626 | 60 | — |
| Workshops:— | ||||
| Workshop Laundries | 53 | 118 | 3 | — |
| Workshop Bakehouses | 66 | 263 | 4 | — |
| Other Workshops | 1004 | 1160 | 110 | 2 |
| Workplaces:— | ||||
| Places where food is prepared for Sale | 566 | 535 | 39 | — |
| Workplaces other than the the above | 339 | 361 | 34 | — |
| Home-workers' premises | 468 | 525 | 31 | — |
| Total | 3089 | 3866 | 288 | 3 |
Further details with regard to homeworkers premises are
given in Table XXXVI.