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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
Wimbledon 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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Outwork in Unwholesome Premises — Section 108.
| Nature of Work | Instances | Notices Served | Prosecutions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wearing Apparel — Making, etc. | — | — | — |
| Others | — | — | — |
Outwork in Infected Premises — Sections 109 - 110 Nil.
HOME WORK.
Lists received:—
| Twice in the year | — |
| Number of Outworkers | — |
| Once in the year | — |
| Number of Outworkers | — |
| Number of Outworkers' Premises on register | 36 |
| Number of addresses received from other Councils | 2 |
| N umber of addresses forwarded to other Councils | — |
| Notices served on occupiers as to keeping or sending lists | _ |
| Prosecutions—failing to keep Outworkers' Lists | — |
| Prosecutions—failing to furnish lists | — |
| Inspections of Outworkers' Premises | 6 |
| Number of unwholesome premises | — |
| Notices served to remedy | — |
OTHER MATTERS.
| Underground Bakehouses in use at the end of the year | 3 | |
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories:— | ||
| Failure to affix Abstracts of Act | — | |
| Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspector as remedial under the Public Health Acts. | Notified by H.M. Inspector | — |
| Reports of action taken sent to H.M. Inspector | — | |
HOUSING.
Dwelling-houses inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 and 1932:
| Number of inspections made | 1,179 |
| Housing Act, 1936—Part IV—Overcrowding:— | |
| (a) (1) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end of the year | 27 |
| (2) Number of families dwelling therein | 49 |
| (3) Number of persons dwelling therein | 171 |