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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
Camberwell 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES ON THE REGISTER AT THE END OF 1933. Factories, Workshops and workplaces inspected by the Council's Male Sanitary Inspectors.
| Trade. | Factories. | Workshops and Workplaces. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brush Trades | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Building Trades | 7 | 39 | 46 |
| Chemical Trades | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Engineering Trades | 47 | 37 | 84 |
| Gas Works | 1 | – | 1 |
| Glass Blowing | 1 | – | 1 |
| Laundries | 33 | 3 | 36 |
| Miscellaneous | 249 | 451 | 700 |
| Offensive Trades | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Preparation of Foodstuffs | 16 | 14 | 30 |
| Printing and Lithography | 41 | 12 | 53 |
| Timberyards and Woodworkers | 37 | 33 | 70 |
| Toymakers | – | 6 | 6 |
| Varnish and Colour Works | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Wearing Apparel | 20 | 32 | 52 |
| Total | 469 | 643 | 1,112 |
Factories, Workshops AND Workplaces INSPECTED BY THE Council's Woman Sanitary Inspectors.
| Trade. | Factories. | Workshops and Workplaces. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brush Trades | 2 | – | 2 |
| Engineering Trades | 3 | – | 3 |
| Laundries | 33 | 2 | 35 |
| Miscellaneous | 93 | 100 | 193 |
| Offensive Trades | 3 | – | 3 |
| Preparation of Foodstuffs | 22 | 5 | 27 |
| Printing and Lithography | 13 | – | 13 |
| Wearing Apparel | 65 | 93 | 158 |
| Total | 234 | 200 | 434 |
Outworkers.
Inspections during the year of 765 outworkers' premises where
home-work was reported to be carried out numbered 1,361, and as
the result of these inspections it was ascertained that in 218 instances
home-work had been discontinued.
In five instances it was necessary to send a cautionary letter to
employers for neglecting to comply with the provisions of Section
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