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Islington 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]

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Registers.—There were 2,726 workshops on the Registers as contrasted
with 2,695 in 1934, while the total number of workrooms was 3,850, as compared
with 3,804 in the previous year; 136 workshops were added1 to the Registers, while
105 were removed from them.

The various workshops and workplaces are tabulated as below:—

Workshops and Workplaces.1935.
Total Workshops on Register.Total Workrooms on Register.Number added during Year.Number removed during Year.
Workshops where Men are employed Workshops where Women are em1,3152,0725627
ployed5007783339
Laundries3646
Bakehouses23324912
Restaurant Kitchens5355983234
Other Workplaces107107143
Total2,7263,850136105
Outworkers' Premises3,491425405

Workshops Notified to HomeOffice duringYear1935.

Trade.Number of Workshops.Women.Male Young Persons.Totals.
Iodised Lockets110_10
Dressmaking114545
Cleaning, etc., Electric Lamps11313
Soft Toys111
Carpet Sewing111
Chemists' Sundries19_9
Quilts111
Handbags51616
Artificial Florists255
Photography11717
Upholstery355
Furriers22_2
Petrol Capsules11616
Motor Accessories133
Optical Lenses122
Optical Cases111
Pleating111
Tailoring122626
Dressing Gowns110_10
Carnival Novelties13_3
Chocolate Manufacturing266
Engineers122
Rag Sorting111
Millinery666
Total59202202

INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.

Premises. (1)Number of
Inspections. (2)WrittenNotices (3)Prosecutions. (4)
Factories(Including Factory Laundries)905172
Workshops(Including Workshop Laundries)72467
Workplaces(Other than Outworkers' premises)1,54266
Miscellaneous Re-Inspections and calls6,573471
Total9,7493521