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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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At the end of the year there were 164 factories on the register (144 mechanical and 20 non-mechanical) carrying on the following trades: —
| Mechanical. | Non-Mechanical | |
|---|---|---|
| Bakeries | 8 | — |
| Boilermakers | 2 | — |
| Boot-making and Repairing | 9 | — |
| Building | 2 | 1 |
| Butchers | 2 | — |
| Clothing | 5 | — |
| Coach Building | 4 | — |
| Dressmaking | 8 | 5 |
| Electrical Instruments, etc. | 8 | — |
| Engineering | 22 | — |
| Furniture and Upholstery | 8 | 6 |
| Joiners | 9 | 2 |
| Laundering and Cleaning | 5 | 1 |
| Motor Vehicle repairing | 22 | — |
| Packing Goods | 3 | — |
| Printing | 9 | — |
| Tailoring | 1 | 2 |
| Watches and Jewellery | 4 | 1 |
| Miscellaneous Trades | 13 | 2 |
| 144 | 20 | |
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.