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Croydon 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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206
Floris 1
French Polishers 2
Furriers 5
Ladder and Barrow Makers, etc 3
Laundries 17
Marine Stores 6
Milliners 20
Monumental Masons 10
Motor Engineers 101
Opticians 3
Picture Framers 6
Photographers 8
Plumbers 6
Saddlers 5
Scale Makers 2
Sheet Metal Workers 4
Sign Writers 17
Sports Goods Makers 5
Tailors 88
Tea Packer 1
Toy Makers 2
Umbrella Makers 4
Upholsterers 48
Watchmakers 22
Wig Makers 2
Wire Mattress Makers 1
Woodworkers 48
I. Bakehouses.
The control of Bakehouses is dealt with under the Factory
and Workshops Act, the Public Health Acts, Croydon Corporation
Act, 1924, and Cleanliness of Food Byelaws. For details of
Croydon Corporation Act, see under Food Inspection.
Number of bakehouses on Register, 31st December, 1935 100
Number of underground bakehouses (included in above) 6
Visits made to bakehouses during the year 425
Defects found 82
Notices issued 75
Notices complied 54
5. Home Work.
Lists of home-workers are sent in twice yearly, and last
year contained the names of 108 outworkers residing within the
Borough. 31 visits were paid to outworkers and 7 visits were
paid to premises of employers of outworkers to examine lists and
for other purposes.