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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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Drains and Sewerage Systems Tested
Hydraulic tests 62
Smoke tests 52
Chemical tests 6
Examinations 10
At the end of the year there were 191 factories on the register (117 mechanical and 74 non-mechanical), carrying on the following trades:
| Mechanical | Non-mechanical | |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial wreaths, etc. | 1 | – |
| Bakeries | 12 | 2 |
| Boat Repairs | 3 | 1 |
| Boot-making | 8 | 4 |
| Box-making | 1 | 1 |
| Building | 5 | 9 |
| Carpentry | 1 | 4 |
| Carpet-repairing | – | 1 |
| Clothing | 4 | – |
| Dressmaking | 3 | 8 |
| Electrical Instruments | 7 | – |
| Engineering | 8 | – |
| Furniture & Upholstery | 4 | 6 |
| Furriers | – | 3 |
| Gas Storage | 1 | – |
| Glue-making | 1 | – |
| Jewellery Repairs | 1 | 1 |
| Laundering & Cleaning | 4 | 1 |
| Millinery | – | 2 |
| Milk Pasteurising | 1 | – |
| Motor Vehicle repairing | 17 | 3 |
| Printing | 5 | 1 |
| Sausage-making | 6 | – |
| Saw Mills | 2 | – |
| Surgical Instruments | 2 | – |
| Tailoring | 1 | 15 |
| Undertaking | 1 | –. |