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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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The Act provides that a certificate may be granted exempting a shop
from the provision of the Act with regard to sanitary conveniences if the
sanitary authority are satisfied that by reason of restricted accommodation
or other special circumstances affecting the shop it is reasonable that
such a certificate shall be in force and that such conveniences are otherwise
conveniently available.
Thirteen certificates of exemption were granted.
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 1935, the number of inspections made, and the results of such inspections:—
Table LXVI.—Factories, Workshops and Workplaces. Premises Registered.
| Work Premises. | Total Number. |
|---|---|
| Tailors, outfitters, shirt makers, hat, cap and helmet makers | 1,432 |
| Dressmakers, milliners, embroiderers, lace makers, blouse makers, costumiers, lingerie makers, children's outfit makers, feather dyeing, corset makers, furriers, etc. | 1,410 |
| Leather workers, boot and shoe makers, harness makers, etc. | 76 |
| Carpentry, upholstery, carvers, gilders, etc. | 91 |
| Surgical and dental instrument makers | 6 |
| Tobacco manufacturers | 9 |
| Wig makers and hair workers | 52 |
| Printing, bookbinding, lithographers, envelope making, stationers, relief stamping, etc. | 64 |
| Jewellers, silversmiths and burnishers, diamond cutters and polishers, engravers, etc. | 76 |
| Metal workers | 79 |
| Miscellaneous—Basket making, fancy work, shoe ornaments, hat pins, stamp sorters, postcard tinters, fan makers, artificial flower makers, etc. | 75 |
| Florists | 21 |
| Laundries | 19 |
| Bakehouses | 61 |
| Photographers | 58 |
| Jewel case makers | 6 |
| Cinema film workplaces | 18 |
| Total | 3,553 |
The use of 115 workshops was discontinued, and 238 additions were
made to the register during the year.