London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Wandsworth 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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38 FACTORIES ACT, 1937 AND 1948
PART VIII
OUTWORK (SECTIONS 110 AND 111)
| Nature of Work | Section 110 | Section 111 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of outworkers in August list required by Section 110 (1) (c) | No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council | No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists | No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises | Prosecutions | |
| Wearing apparel— making, etc. | 552 | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Wearing apparel— Cleaning and washing | 2 | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Household linen | 1 | _ | _ | — | — |
| Lace, lace curtains and nets | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Curtains and furniture hangings | 2 | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Umbrellas, etc. | 3 | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Artificial flowers | 3 | _ | _ | — | — |
| Paper bags | 10 | _ | _ | — | — |
| The making of boxes or other receptacles or parts thereof made wholly or partially of paper | 16 | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Brush making | 1 | _ | _ | — | — |
| Carding, etc. of buttons, etc | 3 | _ | |||
| Stuffed toys | 4 | _ | _ | — | — |
| Cosaques, Christmas stockings, etc. | 25 | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Lampshades | 179 | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 802 | — | — | — | — |
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1954
Hairdressers and Barbers
Section 18 of the above Act requires, inter alia, that, no person
shall carry on a business as a hairdresser or barber on any premises
in a borough unless he or those premises are registered by the
Borough Council. During the year 16 new registrations were made,
and the total number on the register at the end of the year was 257.
Pet Animals Act, 1951
Thirty-four licences were issued by the Council in relation to
premises subject to the provisions of this Act.