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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 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.

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Table: Factory and Workshop Act. FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES ON THE REGISTER AT THE END OF 1934. Inspected by the Council's Male Sanitary Inspectors.

Factory and Workshop Act. FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES ON THE REGISTER AT THE END OF 1934. Inspected by the Council's Male Sanitary Inspectors.

Workshops and Workplaces.Trade.Factories.Total.
Blacksmiths41317
Bootmakers and Repairers132235
Brush Trades134
Building Trades84452
Chemical Trades5813
Engineering Trades6847115
Gas Works11–
Glass Blowing331–
Laundries33235
Miscellaneous214403617
Offensive Trades5611
Preparations of Foodstuffs18826
Printing and Lithography371047
Sweet Manufacturers246
Timberyards and Woodworkers492877
Toymakers–33
Upholsterers1910
Varnish and Colour Works426
Wearing Apparel183048
Total4826421,124

Table: Inspected by the Council's Woman Sanitary Inspector.

Inspected by the Council's Woman Sanitary Inspector.

Trade.Factories.Workshops and Workplaces.Total.
Brush Trades2–2
Chemical Trades33–
Furriers–11
Laundries37239
Milliners–1212
Miscellaneous97109206
Offensive Trades3–3
Preparation of Foodstuffs20121
Printing and Lithography13–13
Sweet Manufacturers246
Wearing Apparel6883151
Total245212457

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During the year 74 factory premises and 79 workshops were
added to the registers, and 50 factories and 68 workshops were
removed.
The number of inspections made of factories, workshops and
workplaces was 1,657; by the male inspectors 1,145, and by the
woman inspector 512.