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
Finsbury 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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Other Matters. Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories :—
| Failure to affix abstract of the Factories Act (S. 114) | 12 |
| Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspector as remediable by the Council | 60 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector | 60 |
| Complaints referred to ditto | 3 |
Outworkers.
The number of outworkers dealt with by the Public Health
Department during the year 1938 was as follows :—
No. of Outworkers notified by firms in Finsbury .. 4,959
„ „ „ „ „ Local Authori
5.534
The number of firms employing outworkers on the Register at
the end of 1938 was 364.
The number of Finsbury outworkers notified to the Department
during 1938 was as follows :—
No. notified by Finsbury firms 744
" " " other Local Authorities 575
1,319
Outworkers to the number of obtaining their work from
Finsbury firms, but living and working in other districts, were notified
to the respective Local Authorities of their districts of residence.