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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
City of Westminster 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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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 1932, 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 makers | 1,202 |
| Dressmakers, milliners, embroiderers, lace makers, blouse makers, costumiers, lingerie makers, children's outfit makers, feather dyeing, corset makers, furriers, etc. | 1,341 |
| Leather workers, boot and shoe makers, harness makers, etc. | 54 |
| Carpentry, upholstery, carvers, gilders, etc. | 73 |
| Surgical and dental instrument makers | 12 |
| Tobacco manufacturers | 9 |
| Wig makers and hair workers | 42 |
| Printing, bookbinding, lithographers, envelope making, stationers, relief stamping, etc. | 55 |
| Jewellers, silversmiths and burnishers, diamond cutters and polishers, engravers, etc. | 62 |
| Metal workers | 37 |
| Miscellaneous—Basket making, fancy work, shoe ornaments, hat pins, stamp sorters, postcard tinters, fan makers, artificial flower makers, etc. | 58 |
| Florists | 20 |
| Laundries | 15 |
| Bakehouses | 60 |
| Photographers | 44 |
| Jewel case makers | 8 |
| Cinema film workplaces | 27 |
| Total | 3,119 |
The use of 331 workshops was discontinued, and 375 additions were
made to the register during the year.
Table III.—Inspection.
| Premises. (1) | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. (2) | Written Notices. (3) | Occupiers prosecuted. (4) | |
| Factories (including factory laundries) | 295 | 14 | — |
| Workshops (including workshop laundries) | 2,635 | 182 | — |
| Workplaces (other than Outworkers' premises) | 2,745 | 143 | — |
| Total | 5,675 | 339 | — |