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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
Camberwell 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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sanitary authority a list of the names and addresses of such
persons in February and August each year.
The following table shows the number of outworkers in Camberwell at the end of the year classified by the occupations in which they were employed:—
| Artificial flowers | 2 |
| Baby linen | 19 |
| Belts | 2 |
| Blouses | 5 |
| Boots and shoes | 6 |
| Brushes | 2 |
| Cardboard boxes | 34 |
| Card lacing | 72 |
| Embroidery | 4 |
| Feather sorting | 3 |
| Handbags | 7 |
| Hats | 5 |
| Hosiery | 2 |
| Industrial Gloves | 4 |
| Lampshades | 8 |
| Linens | 2 |
| Needlework | 4 |
| Novelties | 17 |
| Overalls | 16 |
| Paper bags | 8 |
| Shoulder pads | 34 |
| Tailoring | 19 |
| Ties | 8 |
| Toys | 1 |
| Umbrellas | 2 |
| Uniform caps | 7 |
| Wearing apparel | 455 |
| Miscellaneous | 43 |
| Total | 791 |
Pet Animals Act, 1952.
Two applications were received during the year for the issue
of licences under the provisions of the above Act, and there
were 14 applications for the annual renewal of licences. At the
end of the year there were 15 licensed pet shops in the Borough,
one having been discontinued.
All these premises were kept under supervision by the
district sanitary inspectors, but it did not become necessary to
take action for any infringement of the statutory requirements or
contravention of the conditions of the licence.