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Kingston upon Thames 1924

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]

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DEFECTS IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.

ParticularsNumber of DefectsNumber of Prosecutions
FundRemediedReferred to H M. Inspector
Nuisances under the Public Health Acts :
Want of Cleanliness55
Want of Ventilation
Overcrowding
Want of drainage of floors
Other nuisances108
Sanitary accommo-dation'insufficient
unsuitable or defective55
not separate for sexes
Offences under the Factoryand Workshop Arts
Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse
Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses55
Other offences
Total2523NilNil

REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
Bakers 25
Boat Builders 5
Bootmakers and Repairers 43
Brewery, Winery or Distillery 3
Builders 12
Carpet Beating Companies 3
Coach and Body Builders and Wheelwrights 6
Concrete Block Makers 3
Copper Smiths and Sheet Metal Workers 4
Dressmakers, Milliners and Costumiers 42
Dyers and Cleaners 6
Farriers 6
Jam Manufacturers 1
Laundries 18
Mineral Water Manufacturers 4
Motor, Electrical or Cycle Engineers 42
Motor Upholsterers 1
Plating and Lacquering Works 3