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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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Water Supply 267
Drainage 280
Milk Sampling (Pasteurised) 35
Food Sampling 102
Unsound Food 105
Petroleum Acts 158
Rent Restrictions Acts 14
Interviews 626
Miscellaneous Visits 1358
Celluloid and Cinematograph Film Act 2
7472
Drains and Sewerage Systems Tested.
Hydraulic test 40
Smoke tests 19
Chemical tests 19
Examinations 20
Factories Act, 1937.
At the end of the year there were 187 factories on the register (126 mechanical and 61 non-mechanical) carrying on the following trades:—
| Mechanical. | Non-Mechanical. | |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial wreathes, etc | 1 | — |
| Bakeries | 11 | 1 |
| Boat Repairs | 1 | 1 |
| Boot-making and Repairing | 10 | 4 |
| Box-making | 1 | 1 |
| Building | 5 | 8 |
| Butchers | 2 | — |
| Carpentry | 1 | 4 |
| Carpet-repairing | — | 1 |
| Clothing | 4 | — |
| Dressmaking | — | 7 |
| Electrical Instruments | 3 | — |
| Engineering | 8 | - |