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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Summary of Defects found in Factories
| Particulars | Number of cases in which defects were found | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pound | Remedied | Referred to Factories Inspector | Referred by Factories Inspector | |
| Want of Cleanliness (So.1) | - | - | - | - |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | - | - | - | - |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | - | - | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.6) | - | - | - | - |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | - | - | = | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) | ||||
| (a) Insufficient | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 27 | 25 | - | 13 |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| TOTAL:- | 31 | 29 | 2 | 14 |
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 | 389 | |
| Household linen | 5 | |
| Curtains and furniture hangings | 4 | |
| Lace, lace curtains and nets | 2 | |
| Umbrellas | 1 | |
| Artificial flowers | 19 | |
| Paper bags | 5 | |
| The making of boxes or other receptacles or parts thereof made wholly or partially of paper | 46 | |
| Brushes | 9 | |
| Feather sorting | 2 | |
| Carding, etc. of buttons, etc. | 2 | |
| Stuffed Toys | 5 | |
| Cosaques, Christmas crackers, Christmas stockings, etc. | 7 | |
| TOTAL | 4 96 | |
393 visits were made during 1957 to outworkers' premises
No contraventions were reported.