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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
Carshalton 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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of the rateable value is represented by houses and flats. The
district is to a great extent a dormitory area, the majority of its
workers having their employment outside the area. The number
of employees engaged in the factories and workshops is approximately
570. The following list shows the number of such premises
registered under the Factories and Workshops Acts and the
number of persons employed:—
| No. | Trade. | Employees. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | Total. | ||
| 6 | Bakery | 31 | 3 | 34 |
| 16 | Boot Repairing | 26 | — | 26 |
| 1 | Cardboard-box Making | 45 | 80 | 125 |
| 1 | Cabinet Making | 5 | — | 5 |
| 4 | Chemical Works | 59 | — | 59 |
| 1 | Floor-cloth Making | 35 | — | 35 |
| 7 | Garages | 21 | — | 21 |
| 1 | Grinding | 3 | — | 3 |
| 1 | Herb Drying | 3 | — | 3 |
| 1 | Horticultural Woodwork | 3 | — | 3 |
| 1 | Iron Works | 14 | — | 14 |
| 2 | Joinery | 12 | — | 12 |
| 2 | Laundry | 7 | 49 | 56 |
| 1 | Printing | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | Punnet Making | 2 | 15 | 17 |
| 1 | Refuse Disposal | 5 | — | 5 |
| 1 | Sawmill | 3 | — | 3 |
| 1 | Shoe Repairs | 2 | — | 2 |
| 1 | Trolley Bus Depot | 29 | — | 29 |
| 3 | Valeting | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 460 | ||||
| 53 | 311 | 149 | 460 | |