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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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Factories Act, 1937.
At the end of the year there were 159 factories on the register (138 mechanical and 21 non-mechanical) carrying on the following trades:—
| Mechanical. | Non-Mechanical. | |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial wreaths, etc | 2 | — |
| Bakeries | 8 | — |
| Boat Repairs | — | 1 |
| Boilermakers | 2 | — |
| Boot-making and Repairing | 9 | — |
| Building | 2 | 2 |
| Butchers | 2 | — |
| Clothing | 5 | — |
| Coach Building | 4 | — |
| Cycle Repairs | 1 | 1 |
| Dressmaking | 7 | 5 |
| Electrical Instruments, etc. | 6 | — |
| Engineering | 20 | — |
| Furniture and Upholstery | 8 | 6 |
| Joiners | 6 | 2 |
| Laundering and Cleaning | 4 | 1 |
| Milk Pasteurising | 2 | — |
| Motor Vehicle repairing | 24 | — |
| Packing Goods | 3 | — |
| Printing | 6 | — |
| Saw Mills | 2 | — |
| Tailoring | 1 | 2 |
| Toys | 1 | — |
| Wallpaper manufacture | 1 | — |
| Watches and Jewellery | 4 | 1 |
| Miscellaneous Trades | 8 | — |
| 138 | 21 |
In addition, 6 premises were recorded for the purpose of Section
7 of the Act (suitability of sanitary accommodation) being Institutions
or sites of building operations.