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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
Wandsworth 1916
Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., of the Borough for the year1916
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
The total number of addresses received from other Councils
was 543, and 264 addresses were forwarded to other Councils.
The number of addresses received has increased by 34, and the
number sent decreased by 75. 39 names and addresses were
forwarded to this Borough in error, and are not included in the
above Table.
The number of notices sent to employers during the year was
23, and these had a most satisfactory result.
During the year 26 cases of infective diseases, five of Scarlet
Fever, five of Diphtheria, one of Erysipelas, 11 of Measles, and
four of German Measles, were notified as having occurred in the
homes of outworkers. In none of these cases was it necessary to
make any order under Section 110 of the Factory and Workshop
Act.
| Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year. (1) | Number. (2) | |
|---|---|---|
| Important classes of workshops, such as workshop bakehouses, may be enumerated here. | Workshop Bakehouses | 108 |
| „ Laundries | 117 | |
| Dressmakers' and Milliners' Workshops | 233 | |
| Bootmakers | 128 | |
| Smiths | 43 | |
| Builders | 63 | |
| Tailors | 69 | |
| Other | 780 | |
| Total number of workshops on Register | 1,541 | |