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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 1925
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1925
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4.—WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES ON THE REGISTER AT THE END OF 1925.
| No. | |
|---|---|
| Bakehouses | 38 |
| Factory Bakehouses | 5 |
| Barge Builders | 14 |
| Blacksmiths | 4 |
| Boot and Shoe Makers | 8 |
| Builders' Yards | 4 |
| Carpenters and Joiners | 4 |
| Carriage Builders | |
| Coopers | 4 |
| Cycle Works | 3 |
| Dress and Mantle Makers | 14 |
| Fuel Works | 11 |
| Laundries | 8 |
| Milliners | 2 |
| Photographers | 3 |
| Picture Frame Makers | 1 |
| Printers | 1 |
| Tailors | 5 |
| Underclothing Makers | 1 |
| Others | 56 |
| 188 |
5.—OTHER MATTERS.
| Class. | No. |
|---|---|
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspectors of Factories :— | |
| 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 | - |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspectors | - |
| Other | - |
| Underground Bakehouses (sec. 101) :— | |
| In use at the end of 1925 | 13 |
Smoke Nuisances.—Thirty-five observations have been made
for smoke nuisances during the year, but in only 3 instances was it
found necessary to serve a Statutory Notice.