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City of Westminster 1929

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]

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The City Council adopted the report of the Public Health Committee
and directed that the Standing Joint Committee be informed accordingly.

Table: Factories, Workshops and Workplaces. Occupations and Workshops.—In the following tables are shown in detail the number and variety of work premises on the register at the end of 1929, the number of inspections made, and the results of such inspections:— Table II.

Factories, Workshops and Workplaces. Occupations and Workshops.—In the following tables are shown in detail the number and variety of work premises on the register at the end of 1929, the number of inspections made, and the results of such inspections:— Table II.

Work Premises.Total Number.
Tailors, outfitters, shirt makers, hat, cap and helmet makers1,258
Dressmakers, milliners, embroiderers, lace makers, blouse makers, costumiers, lingerie makers, children's outfit makers, feather dveing, corset makers, furriers, etc.1,158
Leather workers, boot and shoe makers, harness makers, etc.51
Carpentry, upholstery, carvers, gilders, etc.59
Surgical and dental instrument makers5
Tobacco manufactures9
Wig makers and hair workers47
Printing, bookbinding, lithographers, envelope making, stationers, relief stamping, etc.67
Jewellers, silversmiths and burnishers, diamond cutters and54
Metalworkers16
Miscellaneous—Basket making, fancv work, shoe ornaments, hat pins, stamp sorters, postcard tinters, fan makers, artificial flower makers, etc.45
Florists24
Laundries26
Bakehouses66
Photographers35
Jewel case makers7
Cinema film workplaces31
Total2.948

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The use of 266 workshops was discontinued, and 288 additions were
made to the register during the year.

Table: Table III.—Inspection.

Table III.—Inspection.

Premises. (1)Number of
Inspections. (2)Written Notices. (3)Occupiers prosecuted. (4)
Factories (including factory laundries)2697—
Workshops (including workshop laundries)2,7442361
Workplaces (other than Outworkers' premises)1,7951001
Total4,8083432