London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Tottenham 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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| Particulars | Number of cases in which defects were found | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred to Factories Inspector | Referred by Factories Inspector | |
| Want of cleanliness (S. 1) | - | - | - | - |
| Overcrowding (S. 2) | - | - | - | - |
| Unreasonable temperature (S. 3) | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation (S. 4) | - | - | - | - |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S. 6) | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S. 7) | ||||
| (a) Insufficient | 5 | 5 | - | 3 |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 9 | 9 | - | 2 |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | - | - | - | - |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | - | - | - | 2 |
| Total | 15 | 15 | - | 7 |
Outworkers
The following is a summary of the types of outwork carried on
in the Borough:-
Wearing apparel 391
Household linen 12
Curtains and furniture hangings 2
Files 5
Fur - pulling 1
Umbrellas 3
Artificial flowers 10
Paper bags 3
The making of boxes or other receptacles
or parts thereof made wholly or partially
of paper 81
Brush making 2
Feather sorting 1
Carding, etc. of buttons, etc. 4
Stuffed toys 8
Sweetmeats 1
Cosaques, Christmas crackers
Christmas stockings, etc. 33
Lampshades 4
561
During the year 309 visits were made to outworkers' premises.
No contraventions of the Factories Acts were reported.