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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

City of London 1920

Report of the Medical Officer of Health of the City of London for the year 1920

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Men Inspectors.Women Inspectors.
Spocial. Inspector Gatliercole,East District. Inspector Duuwortli.West District. Inspector Jiobinson.West District. MissEast District. Mis-i Wilkinson.Tatals.
ACTION TAKEN—(continued).
Orders required from Sanitary Committee54...49......103
Certificates for Cleansing issued by Medical Officer of Health81...15......46
Matters referred to District Inspectors1...8...l10
Matters referred to Women Inspectors..................
Matters referred to Workshop Inspectors..................
Cases reported for Legal Proceedings..................
Legal Proceedings taken..................

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OUTWORKERS AND HOMEWORKERS.—The provisions of the Act relating
to "Outworkers" were carried out as heretofore, and the lists of the names and
addresses of workers receiving work from the City firms were duly received without the
necessity of legal proceedings.
In a number of cases employers neglected to keep lists at their premises and to
send copies of the same to the Corporation as required by the Act. Notice in each
case was served upon the offender and in all cases complied with.
No case of infectious disease was reported in connection with premises occupied
by outworkers in the Citv. Three contacts with Scarlet Fever and one with Measles
were reported. The necessary enquiries were made and suitable precautions taken.

Table: The following figures show the steady increase in the number of Outworkers notified:—

The following figures show the steady increase in the number of Outworkers notified:—

Year.Number of Lists received.Outworkers Employed in City.Outworkers Employed outside City.Total number of Outworkers.
1902...173,7523,769
(Note.—First Notice issued to all employers at end of 1904.)
19055762367,8918,127
19081,50662416,90917,533
19111.51565616,40517,061
19121,48170915,77716,486
19131,52371816,02516,743
19141,58173915,94116,680
19151,58980715,44416,251
19161,48166114,76615,427
19171,36660213,31913,921
19181,39560712,80213,409
19191,37968812,58113,269
19201,35980213,10213,904