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City of Westminster 1937

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

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The number of "dwelling-houses" included in those applications
totalled 54. The number of dwelling-houses on the register at the end of
the year was 7,918.
Certificates of registration or non-registration, which local authorities
are required to issue on payment of a fee of 1s., were issued in 68 cases,
67 being in respect of registered houses and one non-registered. There
were no cancellations of registration by the County Court.
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 1937, the number of inspections made, and the results of such inspections:—

Table LXVII.—Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.

Premises Registered.

Work Premises.Total Number.
Tailors, shirt makers, hat and cap makers1,535
Dressmakers, milliners, embroiderers, costumiers, lingerie makers, children's outfit makers, feather workers, corset makers, furriers, etc.1,455
Leather workers, boot and shoe makers, harness makers, etc.79
Woodworkers, upholsterers, carvers, gilders, etc.98
Surgical and dental instrument makers8
Tobacco manufacturers7
Wig makers and hair workers45
Printers, bookbinders, lithographers, stationers, relief stampers, etc.61
Jewellers, silversmiths, diamond cutters and polishers, engravers, etc.62
Metal workers68
Miscellaneous89
Florists22
Laundries16
Bakehouses50
Photographers62
Cinema film workplaces17
Total3,674

The use of 139 workshops was discontinued, and 187 additions were
made to the register during the year.