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Orpington 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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COMMON LODGING HOUSES AND HOUSES LET IN
LODGINGS.
There is one Common Lodging House within the District,
to which two visits have been paid.
There are no Houses let in lodgings in this District.
FACTORIES.
There are 171 premises within the District.
During the year 130 visits were paid, and on two occasions
defects were found. These have since been remedied.
A detailed list of the Factories and Workshops remaining at the end of the year is shown in the following Table:—
1. List of Factories at end of 1938.
| Trade. | Total. |
|---|---|
| Saw Mills | 4 |
| Laundries | 10 |
| Cycle Works | 10 |
| Carriage Makers and Wheelwright | 2 |
| Printing Works | 3 |
| Carpenters and Builders | 25 |
| Undertakers | 1 |
| Shoeing Forges | 8 |
| Dressmakers and Tailors | 12 |
| Upholsterers | 3 |
| Bakeries | 20 |
| Paper Mills | 1 |
| Harness Makers | 2 |
| Bootmaking and Repairing | 19 |
| Chaff Cutting and Corn Grinding | 1 |
| Motor Repairers | 21 |
| Sculptural Factory | 1 |
| Basket Makers | 1 |
| Wireless | 6 |
| Breeze Block Makers | 1 |
| Tile Makers | 1 |
| Builders' Merchants | 4 |
| Electrical Engineers | 2 |
| Plumber | 1 |
| Rag Sorters | 2 |
| Brick Works | 1 |
| Cooperage | 1 |
| Gas Mask Works | 1 |
| Leathercloth Works | 1 |
| Varnish Works | 1 |
| Chalk Quarries | 2 |
| Felt Works | 1 |
| Car Breakers | 2 |
| 171 |