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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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3.—WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES ON THE REGISTER AT THE
END OF 1935.
No.
Bakehouses
16
Factory Bakehouses
24
Barge Builders
11
Blacksmiths
5
Boot and Shoe Makers
9
Builders' Yards
2
Carpenters and Joiners
3
Carriage Builders
2
Coopers
1
Cycle Works
4
Dress and Mantle Makers
9
Engineers
4
Electrical Engineers
3
Fuel Works
2
Furniture
1
Laundries
1
Milliners
2
Monumental Masons
1
Motor Vehicle Repairers
4
Photographers
2
Picture Frame Makers
1
Plumbers
2
Tailors
13
Others
15
137
4.—OTHER MATTERS.
Class.
No.
Matters notified to H.M. Inspectors of Factories:—
Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 133)
—
Other
—
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
1
Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspectors
1
Underground Bakehouses (Sec. 101):—
In use at end of 1935
13
Smoke Abatement.—During the year this problem was constantly
before the staff and 31 observations of Factory chimneys
were made for the purpose of detecting offences under the Public
Health (Smoke Abatement) Act, 1926, and the Bye-laws made by
the London County Council which came into force in 1931,