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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

Croydon 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: 2.—Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.

2.—Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.

Particulars.No. of Defects.Referred to H.M. Inspector.Prosecutions.
Found.Remedied.
Nuisances under the Public Health Acts—
Want of Cleanliness197164......
Want of Ventilation2520......
Overcrowdinga1......
Want of Drainage of Moors31......
Other Nuisances'265232......
Sanitary Accommodation—
Insufficient5955......
Unsuitable or Defective10481......
Not separate for sexes44......
Offences under the Factory and Workshops Acts—
Illegal occupation of underground bakehouses
Other offences —(excluding offences relating to outwoik and offences under the Sections mentioned in the Schedule to the Ministry of Health (Factories and Workshops Transfer of Powers Order, 1921)............
Reports to H. M. Inspector5545...
Total66556345...

Table: 3.—List of Registered Workshops.

3.—List of Registered Workshops.

Trades.Totals.
Bakers and Confectioners'86
Tailors94
Dressmakers59
Building Trades45
Milliners38
Miscellaneous trades48
Upholsterers30
Laundries12
Cycle works19
Blacksmiths10
Bootmakers25
Watchmakers13
Motor Engineers22
Coachbuilders8
Photographers9
Picture Kramers6
Umbrellas5
Saddlers5
Signwriters3
Ladder and Barrow Makers3
Wig.making4