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Wandsworth 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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40 REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR 1963
FACTORIES ACT, 1961
PART VIII
OUTWORK (SECTIONS 133 AND 134)
| Nature of Work | Section 133 | Section 134 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of outworkers in August list required by Section 133 (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. Curtains and furniture | 540 | — | — | — | — |
| hangings | 10 | — | — | — | — |
| Brass and brass articles | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Umbrellas, etc. | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Artificial flowers | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| Paper bags | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| The making of boxes or other receptacles or parts thereof made wholly or partially of paper | 20 | — | — | — | — |
| Carding, etc., of buttons, etc | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| Stuffed toys | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Cosaques, Christmas stockings, etc. | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| Textile weaving | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Lampshades | 202 | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 801 | — | — | — | — |
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 19 new registrations were made,
and the total number on the register at the end of the year was 291.
Pet Animals Act, 1951
Twenty-seven licences were issued by the Council in relation to
premises subject to the provisions of this Act.