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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
Hornchurch 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]
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SECTION G.
FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT.
There are 31 factories on the register at which the trades carried on are as follows:—
| Garages | 3 | Timber yards and factories | 2 |
| Metal works | 1 | Printers | 5 |
| Typewriters and office furniture | 1 | Factory bakehouses | 2 |
| Factory bootmakers | 3 | ||
| Blacksmith | 1 | Sausage making | 1 |
| Wax tapers and candles | 1 | Confectioner | 1 |
| Chemical manufacturer | 1 | Sand and gravel pit | 2 |
| Perfume manufacturer | 1 | Iron foundry | 1 |
| Leather belt manufacturer | 1 | Miller | 1 |
| Wooden house and shed constructor | 1 | Assembling tractors | 1 |
| Breeze block manufacturer | 1 |
There are 74 workshops on the register at which the trades carried on are as follows:—
| Garages | 19 | Furrier | 1 |
| Blacksmiths | 3 | Sausage making | 4 |
| Boot repairers | 10 | Saddler | 1 |
| Bakehouses | 11 | Cycles and motor repairs | 4 |
| Carpenters and joiners | 9 | Builder | 1 |
| Wearing apparel making | 6 | Plumber | 1 |
| Undertaker | 1 | Fish gutting | 3 |
The following is a list of workplaces in the District:—
| Timber yard | 1 | Sand and ballast pits | 4 |
| Builder's merchants | 3 | Tea rooms | 17 |
| Miscellaneous | 8 |
HOME OFFICE TABLES.
1. Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
| Premises. | Inspections. | Written notices. | Prosecuted. |
|---|---|---|---|
| FACTORIES | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| WORKSHOPS | 68 | 0 | 0 |
| WORKPLACES | 66 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL 177 | 0 | 0 | |