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Wood Green 1913

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]

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ployed. The number of visits paid to the above premises, together
with the class of work in them, will be found in the Table annexed
to my Report, as required by the Home Office.
There are four large Workshops in the District employing about
60 girls at blouse making for Firms in London, beyond these, the
workshops are small, employing from two to six hands as occasion
may require.
On the whole, they have been kept in a satisfactory condition,
and we have had to ask in several instances for the cleansing of the
walls and ceilings.
In one Laundry we found that the Occupier had commenced to
employ males without a separate W.C. accommodation, which was
remedied directly we called his attention to the matter.
There is a considerable amount of work involved in visiting
workshops and Out-workers, and finding that the Occupiers have
removed and the premises used for other purposes; in some instances
we are able to find out the new address and so keep in touch with
them—particularly is this the case with Out-workers sent from other
Districts. I presume the old address is apparently left on the books
of the employers.
Out of 83 Out-workers sent from other Districts we found 18
had removed from the address given (or 21 per cent.) and 8 had
given up taking work in, but their names were apparently still on
the employer's Out-workers' List (or 9 per cent.)
Isolation Hospital.
The accommodation at the Hospital has been quite sufficient
to meet all the cases requiring removal from this District.
The arrangement with the Hornsey Borough Council for the
reception of infectious cases into their Hospital is still in force, and
expires on the 6th June, 1920, but can be terminated by either