Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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wholesale firm, were removed for disinfection and retained until the
patient had been taken to hospital and the house thoroughly
disinfected.
It is the duty of employers to notify the Local Authority twice a
year of the names and addresses of their outworkers. These outworkers
are visited and particulars kept in the register provided for
that purpose.
The work carried out during the year is set out in the following
list.
Bakehouses—
Limewashed 45
Ceilings rendered impervious 2
W.C.'s made efficient 2
Ventilation improved 1
Ceiling repaired 1
Yard repaired 1
Oven repaired 1
Stable paving repaired 1
Fowls removed from yard 1
Bread stored in bad position 1
Laundries.
Ironing stoves put in suitable positions 3
Overcrowding abated 1
Ceiling repaired, per notice from H.M.
Inspector 1
Other Factories and Workshops.
Flush pipe repaired 2
W.C. apparatus improved 3
W.C. floor cleansed 1