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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
Edmonton 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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3.—OUTWORK—Sections 110 and 111
| Nature of Work | Section no | Section hi | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Outworkers in August list | 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 | Notices served | Prosecutions | |
| Wearing apparel, making, etc. | 175 | |||||
| Curtains and furniture hangings | 24 | |||||
| Artificial flowers | 4 | |||||
| Sacks | ||||||
| The making of boxes or other receptacles or parts thereof made wholly or partially of paper | 24 | |||||
| Brush making | 9 | |||||
| Feather sorting | ||||||
| Carding, etc., of buttons, etc | 5 | |||||
| Stuffed toys | 20 | |||||
| Cosaques, Christmas crackers, Christmas stockings, etc. | 3 | |||||
| Lampshades | ||||||
| Totals | ||||||
| W.C. walls cleansed | 6 |
| W.C. cisterns repaired | 15 |
| W.C. Seats repaired or renewed | 8 |
| W.C. Flush pipes repaired | — |
| W.C. doors repaired | 4 |
| W.C. pans replaced | 3 |
| Roofs repaired | — |
| Workrooms cleansed | — |
| Sanitary accommodation improved | 13 |
| „ „ for Sexes provided | — |
| Urinals cleansed | 2 |
| Unreasonable Ventilation | — |
| Drainage to floors amended | 4 |
HOUSING—HOUSING ACT, 1936.
1. Inspection of Dwelling Houses During the Year :—
(1) (a) Total number of dwelling houses inspected for housing
defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) 2,998
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 5,746
(2) (a) Number of dwelling houses (including under sub-head (1)
above) which were inspected and recorded under the
Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 and 1932 362
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 598
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