Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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FACTORIES
Table 44
Classification of Factories (Figures for 1949 in brackets)
Power Factories | Non-Power Factories | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
Builders | 11 (7) | 3 (5) | 14 (12) |
Basket Makers | 0 (1) | 0 (1) | 0 (2) |
Body and Coach Builders | 13 (17) | — | 13 (17) |
Bottle Washing | 1 (2) | — | 1 (2) |
Boot and Shoe Repairs | 21 (47) | - (8) | 21 (55) |
Brewers and Bottling of Beer, etc. | 2 (3) | — | 2 (3) |
Brush Makers | 1 (2) | — | 1 (2) |
Bedding and Mattresses, etc. | 3 (9) | — | 3 (9) |
Brass and other Metal Foundries | 4 (7) | — | 4 (7) |
Cameras and Optical Instruments | 1 (5) | — | 1 (5) |
Cosmetics and Perfumes Manufacturers | 1 (6) | — | 1 (6) |
Chocolate and Sweet Makers | 0 (2) | — | 0 (2) |
Coffin Makers | 4 (3) | - (1) | 4 (4) |
Cleaners and Dyers | 12 (8) | - (2) | 12 (10) |
Cardboard Box and Paper Bag Makers | 5 (2) | — | 5 (2) |
Denture and Dentist Requisites | 3 (5) | — | 3 (5) |
Dressmakers, Tailors, etc. | 47 (58) | - (2) | 47 (60) |
Detergents Manufacturer | 1 (0) | — | 1 (0) |
Dolls, Toys and Fancy Goods | 10 (21) | 16 (2) | 26 (23) |
Display Works | 7 (2) | — | 7 (2) |
Engineering (Light) | 33 (0) | — | 33 (0) |
Engineers—Mechanical | 95 (89) | — | 95 (89) |
Engineers—Electrical | 55 (34) | 3 (2) | 58 (36) |
Enamel Plate Manufacture | 1 (1) | — | 1 (1) |
Furniture and Upholstery | 18 (10) | - (2) | 18 (12) |
Food Factories (Bakehouses, etc.) | 45 (49) | — | 45 (49) |
Florists | — | 1 (7) | 1 (7) |
Film Processing and Equipment | 5 (0) | — | 5 (0) |
Furriers | 2 (3) | - (1) | 2 (4) |
Glassworkers, Glazing, etc. | 9 (9) | - (1) | 9 (10) |
Gas Manufacturers, Sales, Workshops, etc. | 3 (1) | 1 (3) | 4 (4) |
Kitchen Equipment and Household Goods | 4 (7) | 2 (0) | 6 (7) |
Laundries | 23 (24) | - (2) | 23 (26) |
Leather Goods (Handbags, Belts, etc.) | 8 (12) | 1 (0) | 9 (12) |
Medical and Surgical Requisites | 6 (0) | 1 (0) | 7 (0) |
Motor and Cycle Repairs | 84 (60) | 14 (11) | 98 (71) |
Motor Accessories, etc. | 12 (12) | 1 (0) | 13 (12) |
Motor Tyre Repairs and Retreading | 6 (7) | — | 6 (7) |
Meters and Instruments | 8 (10) | — | 8 (10) |
Plating, Polishing and Die Casting | 12 (9) | — | 12 (9) |
Plastic Goods | 9 (5) | — (3) | 9 (8) |
Paint, Polish and Varnish Makers | 4 (4) | - (1) | 4 (5) |
Paint and Cellulose Spraying | 11 (6) | — | 11 (6) |
Pen, Pencil and Stationery Makers | 10 (5) | — | 10 (5) |
Printing, Bookbinding, etc. | 38 (36) | — (4) | 38 (40) |
Photographic Materials, etc. | 3 (9) | 2 (2) | 5 (11) |
Packers and Warehouse | - (5) | 10 (5) | 10 (10) |
Opticians and Lens Grinding | 3 (9) | — | 3 (9) |
Removals and Haulage Contractors | 4 (0) | 1 (0) | 5 (0) |
Roof and Sealing Compounds | 3 (2) | — | 3 (2) |
Rubber Goods Manufacturers | 2 (0) | — | 2 (0) |
Scrap Metal Dealers, etc. | 5 (2) | 5 (0) | 10 (2) |
Shop Fitters | 4 (2) | — | 4 (2) |
Silversmiths and Goldsmiths | 3 (2) | — | 3 (2) |
Sheet Metal Workers, etc. | 21 (15) | — | 21 (15) |
Stonemasons | 7 (5) | - (2) | 7 (7) |
Sports Goods, etc. | 3 (4) | — | 3 (4) |
Spring Makers and Wire Workers | 10 (7) | — | 10 (7) |
Tool Makers | 15 (4) | — | 15 (4) |
Tiled Fireplaces, etc. | 2 (5) | - (1) | 2 (6) |
Waste Paper Baling | 3 (0) | — | 3 (0) |
Watch and Clock Manufacturers, Repairers, etc. | 3 (4) | - (4) | 3 (8) |
Woodworkers and Joinery | 32 (20) | - (1) | 32 (21) |
Gun and Rifle Manufacturers | 1 (0) | — | 1 (0) |
Industrial Chemical Manufacturers | 1 (0) | — | 1 (0) |
Manufacturers of Cigarette Paper Tubes | 1 (0) | — | 1 (0) |
TOTAL | 774 (695) | 61 (73) | 835 (768) |