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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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Factories and Workshops.
The Council's inspectors paid 782 visits to factories and 988
visits to workshops and workplaces.
The following tables show the various trades and occupations
carried on in factories, workshops and workplaces in the Borough
where men and women are employed.
Factory and Workshop Act, 1901.
FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES ON THE REGISTER AT
THE END OF 1937.
INSPECTED BY THE COUNCIL'S MALE SANITARY INSPECTORS.
| Trade. | Factories. | Workshops and Workplaces. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blacksmiths | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| Bootmakers and Repairers | 38 | 40 | 78 |
| Brush Trades | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Building Trades | 12 | 40 | 52 |
| Chemical Trades | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Engineering Trades | 48 | 18 | 66 |
| Gas Works | 1 | – | 1 |
| Glass Blowing | 1 | – | 1 |
| Laundries | 34 | 1 | 35 |
| Miscellaneous | 239 | 441 | 680 |
| Offensive Trades | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Preparations of Foodstuffs | 18 | 12 | 30 |
| Printing and Lithography | 46 | 10 | 56 |
| Sweet Manufacturers | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Timberyards and Woodworkers | 47 | 29 | 76 |
| Toymakers | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Upholsterers | – | 12 | 12 |
| Wearing Apparel | 22 | 29 | 51 |
| Total | 524 | 663 | 1,187 |
INSPECTED BY THE COUNCIL'S WOMAN SANITARY INSPECTOR.
| Trade. | Factories. | Workshops and Workplaces. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brush Trades | 2 | – | 2 |
| Chemical Trades | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Furriers | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Laundries | 37 | 2 | 39 |
| Milliners | – | 12 | 12 |
| Miscellaneous | 120 | 145 | 265 |
| Offensive Trades | 2 | – | 2 |
| Preparation of Foodstuffs | 26 | – | 26 |
| Printing and Lithography | 14 | – | 14 |
| Sweet Manufacturers | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Wearing Apparel | 90 | 88 | 178 |
| Total | 297 | 251 | 548 |