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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
Greenwich 1920
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1920
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4.—WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES ON THE REGISTER AT THE END OF 1920.
| No. | |
|---|---|
| Bakehouses | 45 |
| Factory Bakehouses | 3 |
| Barge Builders | 14 |
| Blacksmiths | 4 |
| Boot and Shoe Makers | 7 |
| Builders' Yards | 3 |
| Carpenters and Joiners | 2 |
| Carriage Builders | 2 |
| Coopers | 4 |
| Cycle Works | 3 |
| Dress and Mantle Makers | 26 |
| Fuel Works | 7 |
| Laundries | 14 |
| Milliners | 8 |
| Photographers | 3 |
| Picture Frame Makers | 1 |
| Printers | 1 |
| Tailors | 6 |
| Underclothing Makers | 1 |
| Others | 48 |
| — 202 |
5.—OTHER MATTERS.
Class. Number
Matters notified to H.M. Inspectors of Faotories :—
Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 133) —
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 3
Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspectors 3
Other —
Underground Bakehouses (s. 101) :—
In use at the end of 1920 13
Slaughter-Houses. The slaughter-houses in the Borough
have been inspected on 32 occasions by the Inspectors.
Scavenging and Refuse Removal.—Serious complaints
continue to be received respecting the tipping of house refuse on
the low-lying marshes and waste land in the Borough. Steps have
been taken to obviate, as far as possible, the deposit of offensive
material, but even so the nuisance occasioned from flies breeding
in this refuse and migrating to surrounding properties is very great.
Eight hundred and six new ash receptacles have been provided,
and 17 complaints with reference to removal have been forwarded
to the Borough Engineer for his attention.
Horse Slaughterer. The one horse-slaughtering premises
in this Borough has been visited on nine occasions, and cleansing
of the premises required on four of the visits.