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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Factories 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 1938, the number of inspections made, and the results of such inspections
:—
Table LXIV.—Factories.
| Trad 33. | Total Number. |
|---|---|
| Tailors, shirt makers, hat and cap makers | 1,418 |
| Dressmakers, milliners, embroiderers, costumiers, lingerie makers, children's outfit makers, feather workers, corset makers, furriers, etc | 1,466 |
| Leather workers, boot and shoe makers, harness makers, etc | 76 |
| Woodworkers, upholsterers, carvers, gilders, etc | 91 |
| Tobacco manufacturers | 8 |
| Wig makers and hair workers | 47 |
| Printers, bookbinders, lithographers, stationers, relief stampers, etc. | 60 |
| Jewellers, silversmiths, diamond cutters and polishers, engravers, etc | 54 |
| Metal workers | 47 |
| Miscellaneous | 38 |
| Florists | 27 |
| Laundries | 17 |
| Bakehouses | 53 |
| Photosraphers | 66 |
| Cinema film workplaces | 19 |
| Total | 3,487 |
The use of 350 factories was discontinued, and 163 additions were
made to the register during the year.
Table LXV.-Factories and Workplaces.
| Premises. (1) | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. (2) | Written Notices. (3) | Occupiers prosecuted. (4) | |
| Factories (with mechanical power) | 245 | 1 | - |
| Factories (without mechanical power) | 2,247 | 184 | - |
| Other premises under the Act, but not including outworkers' premises | 3,415 | 218 | - |
| Total | 5 ,907 | 403 | - |