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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 1926
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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| Workshops on Register (s. 131) at the end of year. | Number. |
|---|---|
| Bakehouses | 34 |
| Dressmaking | 15 |
| Laundries | 4 |
| Millinery | 16 |
| Tailoring | 14 |
| Wheelwrights (Smiths, &c.) | 23 |
| Others | 60 |
| Total number of Workshops on Register | 166 |
5.—OTHER MATTERS.
| Class. | Number. | |
|---|---|---|
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories— | ||
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 133) | 2 | |
| Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspector as remediable under the Public Health Acts, but not under the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 5) | Notified by H.M. Inspector | 2 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector | 2 | |
| Other | — | |
| Underground Bakehouses (s. 101).— Certificates granted during the year | - | |
| In use at the end of the year | 17 | |
TUBERCULOSIS.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,
I have pleasure in submitting herewith the Annual Report on
Tuberculosis work in the Borough.
Notifications. The following Table gives a summary of the
Notifications received from 3rd January, 1926, to the 1st January,
1927, and is prepared in accordance with the requirements of the
Ministry of Health.
The number of Primary Notifications is 213, 166 Pulmonary Tuberculosis
and 47 Non-Pulmonary as compared with 207 Pulmonary and
71 Non-Pulmonary for the previous year.