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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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35
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 | 112 | 5 | — |
| Workshops | 148 | 8 | — |
| Workplaces | 908 | 21 | — |
| Total | 1168 | 34 | — |
The types of premises inspected were as follows:—
| Type. | Factories, Number. | Workshops, Number. | Workplaces, Number. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakehouses | 18 | 30 | |
| Chemical Works | 3 | 4 | |
| Cinemas, etc. | 1 | 6 | |
| Dressmakers, Milliners, etc. | 12 | 12 | |
| Engineering, general | 37 | 3 | |
| ,, motoring | 8 | 10 | 7 |
| Foundries | 5 | ||
| Food preparation | 16 | 5 | 424 |
| Glass bottle makers | 1 | ||
| Laundries, Cleaners, etc. | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| Marine Stores | 3 | 9 | |
| Paint and Varnish Works | 4 | ||
| Printers | 4 | 1 | |
| Shoeing Forges | 1 | ||
| Stables, etc. | 81 | ||
| Sawmills | 7 | ||
| Timber Stores | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Tar Refiners | 2 | ||
| Tailors | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Woodwork, Joiners, etc. | 13 | 6 | |
| Woodchoppers | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Whitening Manufacturers | 3 | ||
| Offensive trades | 4 | ||
| Miscellaneous | 71 | 55 | 73 |
| Totals | 209 | 148 | 638 |
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