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Shoreditch 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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11 instances intimation notices and in 1 statutory notice were served on the Offenders.
These were effective, and there was no necessity for further action on the part of the
Sanitary Authorities.
Rag Flock Acts, 1911 and 1928.
Under the above Act, 36 samples were taken for analysis. Two contained 65
and 190 parts respectively of soluble chlorine per 100,000 in excess of the amount
allowed. In both cases proceedings were instituted and fines and costs to the
extent of £19 9s. 0d. were imposed.
FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT, 1901.
Factories are dealt with by H.M. Inspectors of Factories and Workshops by
the Officers of the Borough Council. Certain sanitary defects, however, occurring
in factories are only remediable under the Public Health Act, and are referred by
H.M. Inspectors to the Health Department.
The number of workshops, exclusive of bakehouses, on the register at the end
of the year was 1,612. The number added to the register was 161, the number
removed 144.
A classilication of the workshops on the register at the end of the year is contained
in the following table:—
Registered Workshops—1930.
| Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year. | Number. | |
|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | |
| (1) | Furniture, woodwork, fitting and other branches of the furniture trades. | 1,078 |
| (a) Cabinet making 600 (c) Upholstery 95 | ||
| (b) French polishing 173 (d) Other workers 210 | ||
| (2) | Dress | 194 |
| (a) Tailoring 83 le) Shirt making 1 | ||
| (b) Mantles 15 (f) Boot and shoe trades 29 | ||
| (c) Dress 18 (g) Artificial flowers 3 | ||
| (d) Millinery 9 (h) Other workers 36 | ||
| (3) | Skin, leather, hair and feather trades | 64 |
| (a) Furriers 15 (c) Feathers 1 | ||
| (b) Saddlery and Harness 8 (d) Other workers 40 | ||
| (4) | Paper, printing, book, stationery and fancy goods trades | 58 |
| (a) Box and bag makers 38 (b) Other workers 20 | ||
| (5) | Laundry and washing | 6 |
| (6) | Food | 16 |
| (7) | Metals, machines, implements and conveyances | 87 |
| (8) | Precious metals, jewels, &c. | 1 |
| (9) | Other trades than those mentioned above | 108 |
| Total number of workshops on Register | 1,612 | |
Note.—A separate register is kept for bakehouses, the number of which in
use at the end of the year was 52, including 29 factory bakehouses.