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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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| Particulars | Number of cases in which defects were found | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pound | Remedied | Referred to Factories Inspector | Referred by Factories Inspector | |
| Want of Cleanliness (S.1) | . | - | - | - |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | - | - | - | - |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | - | - | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | - | - | - | |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) | ||||
| (a) Insufficient | - | - | - | - |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 33 | 27 | - | 23 |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| TOTAL | 35 | 29 | - | 23 |
Outworkers
Regular visits were made by the public health inspectors to the
homes of persons notified to the department as outworkers in
accordance with the provisions of sections 110 and 111 of the
Factories Act 1937,
The following is a summary of the types of work undertaken by outworkers in the borough
| Wearing apparel | 363 |
| Household linen | 8 |
| Curtains and furniture hangings | 2 |
| Files | 3 |
| Umbrel1as | 3 |
| Artificial flowers | 3 |
| Nets other than wire nets | 8 |
| Paper bags | 4 |
| The making of boxes or other receptacles or parts thereof made wholly or partially of paper | 62 |
| Brushes | 1 |
| Feather sorting | 1 |
| Carding, etc. of buttons, etc. | 7 |
| Stuffed Toys | 4 |
| Cosaques Christmas crackers, Christmas stockings, etc. | 17 |
| Lamp shades | 7 |
| TOTAL | 491 |
253 visits were made during 1956 to outworkers premises,
No contraventions were reported.