London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Richmond upon Thames 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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Drains and Sewerage Systems Tested
Hydraulic tests 2
Smoke tests 58
Chemical tests 6
Examinations 58
At the end of the year there were 173 factories on the Register (108 mechanical and 65 non-mechanical), carrying on the following trades:—
| Mechanical | Non-mechanical | |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial wreaths, etc. | 2 | — |
| Bakeries | 12 | 2 |
| Boat Repairs | 1 | 1 |
| Boot-making | 11 | 5 |
| Box-making | 1 | |
| Building | 4 | 10 |
| Butchery | 2 | — |
| Carpentry | — | — |
| Carpet-repairing | — | 1 |
| Clothing | 2 | - |
| Dressmaking | 3 | 6 |
| Electrical Instruments | 8 | — |
| Engineering | 10 | — |
| Fire Appliances | 1 | — |
| Furniture & Upholstery | — | 5 |
| Furriers | — | 2 |
| Gas Storage | 1 | — |
| Glue-making | 1 | — |
| Jewellery Repairs | 1 | — |
| Laundering & Cleaning | 4 | 2 |
| Motor Engineering | — | — |
| Millinery | — | 3 |
| Milk Pasteurising | 1 | — |
| Motor Vehicle repairing | 13 | 4 |
| Printing | 6 | — |
| Research Laboratories | — | — |
| Sausage-making | 2 | — |