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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
Wandsworth 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS.
The number of factories, workshops, workplaces and homeworkers'
premises is shown in Table XXXII., together with the
number of inspections made.
TABLE XXXII.
| Class of Works. | Number of Places on Register at end of 1924. | Number of Inspections, 1924. | Number of Notices 1924. | Number of Prosecutions, 1924. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factories :— | ||||
| Factory Laundries | 58 | 65 | 1 | — |
| Factory Bakehouses | 69 | 192 | 4 | — |
| Other Factories | 444 | 458 | 40 | — |
| Total | 571 | 715 | 45 | — |
| Workshops :—- | ||||
| Workshop Laundries | 47 | 51 | 2 | — |
| Workshop Bakehouses | 61 | 231 | 1 | — |
| Other Workshops | 863 | 934 | 77 | — |
| Total | 971 | 1216 | 80 | — |
| Workplaces | 299 | 671 | 43 | — |
| Total : Factories, Workshops and Workplaces | 1841 | 2602 | 168 | — |
| Home-workers' premises | 404 | 483 | 29 | — |
| Grand Total | 2245 | 3085 | 197 | — |
Further details with regard to homeworkers' premises are
given in Table XXXIII.