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
Camberwell 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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Factories, Workshops and Workplaces inspected by the Council's Male
Sanitary Inspectors.
| Trade. | Factories. | Workshops and Workplaces. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brush Trade | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Building Trades | 7 | 46 | 53 |
| Chemical Trades | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Engineering Trades | 49 | 41 | 90 |
| Gas Works | 1 | - | 1 |
| Glass Blowing | 1 | - | 1 |
| Laundries | 33 | 4 | 37 |
| Miscellaneous | 252 | 435 | 687 |
| Offensive Trades | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Preparation of Foodstuffs | 18 | 17 | 35 |
| Printing and Lithography | 38 | 15 | 53 |
| Timber yards and Woodworkers | 40 | 27 | 67 |
| Toymakers | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Varnish and Colour Works | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Wearing Apparel | 16 | 34 | 50 |
| Total | 472 | 637 | 1,109 |
Factories, Workshops and Workplaces inspected by the Council's Women
Sanitary Inspectors.
| Trade. | Factories. | Workshops and Workplaces. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brush Trade | 3 | - | 3 |
| Engineering Trades | 1 | - | 1 |
| Laundries | 36 | 1 | 37 |
| Miscellaneous | 103 | 90 | 193 |
| Offensive Trades | 3 | - | 3 |
| Preparation of Foodstuffs | 17 | 9 | 26 |
| Printing and Lithography | 10 | - | 10 |
| Timberyards and Woodworkers | 1 | - | 1 |
| Varnish and Colour Works | 1 | - | 1 |
| Wearing Apparel | 59 | 118 | 177 |
| Total | 234 | 218 | 452 |
* Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshop
Act, 1901, as remediable under the Public Health Acts.