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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
Deptford 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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FACTORY AND WORKSHOPS ACTS.
In conformity with Section 132, the following is an epitomised
statement of the administration of these Acts:—
| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Occupiers prosecuted. | |
| Factories | 150 | 5 | - |
| Workshops | 672 | 22 | - |
| Workplaces | 730 | 19 | - |
| Total | 1552 | 46 | - |
The types of premises inspected were as follows:—
| Type. | Factories, Number. | Workshops, Number. | Workplaces, Number. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakehouses | 20 | 32 | |
| Chemical Work | 2 | 5 | |
| Cinemas, etc. | 7 | ||
| Cord Makers | 4 | ||
| Dressmakers, Milliners, etc. | 4 | 22 | 9 |
| Engineering, general | 30 | ||
| ,, motoring | 5 | 11 | |
| Foundries | 6 | ||
| Food preparation | 14 | 235 | 10 |
| Glass bottle makers | 2 | 2 | |
| Laundries and Cleaners | 4 | 11 | |
| Machine Belt Makers | 2 | ||
| Marine Stores | 8 | 4 | |
| Paint and Varnish Works | 5 | ||
| Printers | 5 | 1 | |
| Shoeing Forges | 3 | ||
| Stables, etc. | 42 | ||
| Sawmills | 6 | ||
| Timber Stores | 1 | 13 | |
| Tar Refiners | 3 | ||
| Tailors | 1 | 8 | 6 |
| Toymakers | 3 | ||
| Woodwork (joiners, turners,&c.) | 10 | 3 | |
| Woodchoppers | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Whitening Manufacturers | 3 | ||
| Miscellaneous | 61 | 46 | 40 |
| Totals | 188 | 396 | 135 |