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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
Deptford 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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36
FACTORY AND WORKSHOPS ACTS.
In conformity with Section 132, the following is an epitomised
statement of the administration of these Acts:—
| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Occupiers prosecuted. | |
| Factories | 93 | 3 | - |
| Workshops | 137 | 5 | - |
| Workplaces | 1011 | 12 | - |
| Total | 1241 | 20 | - |
The types of premises inspected were as follows:—
| Type. | Factories, N umber. | Workshops, Number. | Workplaces, Number. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakehouses | 17 | 28 | |
| Chemical Works | 2 | 5 | |
| Cinemas, etc. | 1 | 7 | |
| Dressmakers, Milliners, etc. | 3 | 17 | 12 |
| Engineering, general | 33 | 7 | |
| ,, motoring | 9 | 10 | 12 |
| Foundries | 6 | ||
| Food preparation | 19 | 5 | 348 |
| Glass bottle makers | 2 | ||
| Laundries, Cleaners, etc. | 5 | 6 | |
| Marine Stores | 4 | 12 | |
| Paint and Varnish Works | 3 | 1 | |
| Printers | 4 | 2 | |
| Shoeing Forges | 1 | ||
| Stables, etc. | 76 | ||
| Sawmills | 7 | ||
| Timber Stores | 2 | 11 | |
| Tar Refiners | 4 | ||
| Tailors | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Woodwork, Joiners, etc. | 18 | 6 | |
| Woodchoppers | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Whitening Manufacturers | 4 | ||
| Offensive trades | 4 | ||
| Miscellaneous | 81 | 63 | 75 |
| Totals | 228 | 169 | 564 |