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
Islington 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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| Nature of Work | Section 110 | Section 111 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of outworkers in August list required by Sec. 110(1) (c) | No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council | No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists | No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises | Notices served | Prosecutions | ||
| (1) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | |
| Wearing apparel | Making, etc. | 646 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cleaning and washing | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Household linen | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Curtains and Furniture hangings | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Furniture and Upholstery | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Electro-plate | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Umbrellas, etc | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Artificial flowers | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Paper bags | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The making of boxes or other receptacles or parts thereof made wholly or partially of paper | 245 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Brush making | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Feather sorting | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Carding etc. of buttons, etc | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Stuffed toys | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Basket making | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cosaques, Christmas crackers, Christmas stockings, etc. | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Lampshades | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 1,141 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Shops Act, 1934.
| Inspections | 904 |
| Re-visits | 376 |
Infestation Order, 1943.
Consequent upon the Council's adoption of the scheme laid down by the Ministry
of Agriculture and Fisheries in their Circular, N.S.19, the rodent control staff of this
Department was placed on a permanent basis and the establishment of this section
was made up as follows:—
1 Rodent Officer— To supervise the work under the direction of the Senior Sanitary
Inspector.
3 Rodent Investi- To be engaged on inspecting premises for the ascertainment of any
gators— infestation and, in the'case of factories or premises other than private
dwellings, to arrange for the signing of agreements and payment for
treatment, to assess the number of baiting points required and to
supervise the work of the Rodent Operators.
6 Rodent Operators— To lay baits and record "takes."
1 Clerk.
No charge was made for the treatment of domestic premises but it was considered
that, as the new consolidated grant did not apply in respect of expenditure incurred in
the treatment of business, factory or similar premises, it would be advisable to revise
the scale of charges.