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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
Malden and Coombe 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden and Coombe]
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One notice was served for matters requiring attention in connection
with a workplace.
The following is a table of the various workshops and the trades
carried on therein:—
Workshops on Register and Trades carried on therein.
| Trade. | No. of Workshops. |
|---|---|
| Bakehouses | 7 |
| Laundries | 2 |
| Plumbers and Glaizers | 3 |
| Boot, Shoe, and Leather | 10 |
| Dressmakers, Milliners, Tailoring, and Underclothing | 15 |
| Blacksmiths, Wheelwrights, etc. | 3 |
| Cycle Works, Motors, and Carpenters | 7 |
| Sundry other Workshops | 2 |
| Workplaces | 11 |
| Total | 60 |
The following is a tabulated summary of all the various matters requiring attention and notices served:—
| Matters requiring Attention. | Factories. | Work, shops. | Work-places. | Home-workers | Bakehouses. | Laundries. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infectious Disease occurring | — | — | — | - | - | — | — |
| Premises requiring Ventilation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cleansing and Limewashing | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Insufficient Sanitary Accommodation | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| Defective Drainage | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paving of Yards or Floors | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sundry Nuisances | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6 |
All defects found were remedied during the year.
One case of failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop
Acts (Section 133), 1901, was notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories.