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Tottenham 1913

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham District]

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WORKSHOPS, WORK-PLACES, AND HOMES
OF OUTWORKERS.
The Workshops, Work places, and Out-workers'
Homes are kept under constant supervision by the Male
and Female Sanitary Inspectors, and precautions are taken
to ensure that the work done in these places is conducted
under the best possible conditions
CHIEF LOCAL INDUSTRIES.
The main industries in Tottenham are building,
cabinet making, pencil making, dress, blouse and mantle
making piano making, the manufacture of sweets, stationery,
india rubber, emery cloth, brushes, cyclostyle materials,
lamps, and boots and shoes, brewing and mineral water
manufacturing, bedstead making and motor manufacturing.
LAUNDRIES.
There are 47 Laundries in Tottenham. They have all
been periodically inspected, and notices were served,
when necessary, with regard to any defects found therein.
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BAKEHOUSES.
There are G8 Bakehouses in the district, all of which
have been subjected to frequent inspection.
One bakehouse has been considerably enlarged and
improved, new ovens being introduced and the walls being
partly covered with glazed white tiles.