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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
Southwark 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 27.
| Workshops, Workplaces, etc., on the Register (S. 131) at the end of the year. | Number. |
|---|---|
| Bakehouses | 94 |
| Factory Bakehouses | |
| Eating houses and places where food is prepared for sale | 421 |
| Ice Cream Shops | 209 |
| Laundries | 12 |
| Dressmakers, Milliners, etc. | 14 |
| Tailoring | 15 |
| Brushmakers | 13 |
| Miscellaneous | 1877 |
| Total number of Workshops, Workplaces, etc., on Register ... | 2655 |
| Class. | Number. |
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspectors of Factories:— | |
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Aot (S. 133) | 1 |
| Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspectors as remediable under the Public Health Acts, but not under the Factory Act (S. 5): | |
| Notified by H.M. Inspector | 9 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspectors | 4 |
| Other | — |
| Underground Bakehouses (S. 101) | |
| In use at end of the year | 27 |
WOMEN S WORKSHOPS.
The supervision of the Women's Workshops was carried out during
the year by Miss Burrows.
715 inspections and 488 re-inspections were made.
The following defects were discovered, and 5 intimations and 1
statutory notices were served in order to obtain the abatement of the
nuisances complained of:—
Closet provided 2
Water apparatus defective 20
Roofs defective 6
Rooms dirty 53
Closet Pans and Traps 3
Miscellaneous nuisances 56
Total 140
All the above-mentioned nuisances were remedied.
Miss Burrows also made 1,594 inspections of the women's conveniences
throughout the Borough.