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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
Southwark 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Workshops, Workplaces, etc., on the Register (S. 131) at the end of the year. | Number. |
|---|---|
| Bakehouses (including Factory Bakehouses) | 96 |
| Eating houses and places whore food is prepared for sale | 549 |
| Ice Cream Shops | 253 |
| Laundries | 15 |
| Dressmakers, Milliners, etc. | 20 |
| Tailoring | 43 |
| Brushmakers | 13 |
| Miscellaneous | 1811 |
| Total number of Workshops, Workplaces, etc., on Register | 2800 |
| 5.—Other Matters. | |
| Class. | Number. |
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspectors of Factories: — | |
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (S. 133) | 1 |
| Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspectors as remediable under the Public Health Acts, but not under the Factory Act (S. 5): | |
| Notified by H.M. Inspector | 7 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspectors | 7 |
| Other | — |
| Underground Bakehouses (S. 101):— | |
| In use at end of the year | — |
WOMEN'S WORKSHOPS.
The supervision of the Women's Workshops was carried out during
the year by Miss Burrows.
338 inspections and 486 re-inspections were made.
The following defects were discovered, and 5 intimations and 3
statutory notices were served in order to obtain the abatement of the
nuisances complained of:—
Water apparatus defective 8
Roofs defective 2
Rooms dirty 34
Closet Pans and Traps 7
Miscellaneous nuisances 32
Total 83
All the above-mentioned nuisances were remedied.
Miss Burrows also made 1,568 inspections of the women's conveniences
throughout the Borough.