London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Poplar 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Factories on Register (where Females are Employed).—conta.
3 Confectionery making.
1 Cork cutting.
1 Corset making.
4 Costume making.
1 Dog biscuit manufacturer.
4 Dressmaking.
1 Fibre, hemp and jute making.
1 Flute making.
1 Glass works.
1 Kapok works.
1 Laundry.
1 Match making.
1 Mineral water manufacturer.
2 Overall making.
1 Ticket printing.
2 Timber works and wicker
furniture making.
1 Tortoiseshell goods making.
1 Toy balloon making.
1 Toy making.
2 Trimming making.
1 Type founder.
3 Varnish and paint works.
1 Wallpaper manufacturer.
2 Waterproof making.
1 Whalebone works.
1 Wine bottling.
2 Woollen garment making.
Table C.
| Premises. | Inspections. | Number of Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factories (Including Factory Laundries.) | 351 | Intimation. | Statutory. | Final. | |
| 161 | — | — | — | ||
| Workshops† (Including Workshop Laundries.) | 740 | 195 | 20 | — | 1 |
| Domestic Workshops} | 74 | 26 | 1 | _ | __ |
| Workplaces | 1605 | 182 | 57 | 6 | — |
| Domestic Workplaces | 169 | 23 | 8 | 2 | — |
| Places where food is sold or pre-pared§ | 1753 | 445 | 16 | 3 | — |
| Homeworkers' Premises | 1098 | 26 | — | — | — |
| Total | 5790 | 1058 | 102 | 11 | 1 |
†Including Workshop Bakehouses. See Table A, page 41.
‡Including Domestic Bakehouses and Laundries. See Table A, page 41.
§ The inspections of all factories where food is prepared are included. Power
is used in 42 of the premises.