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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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Outwork.
| Nature of Work (1) | Section 110 | Section 111 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of outworkers in August list required by Sec. 110 (1) (c) (3) | No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council (4) | No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists (5) | No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises (6) | Notices served (7) | Prosecutions (8) | ||
| Wearing apparel | Making, etc. Cleaning and washing | 1,1034 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Household linen | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Lace, lace curtains and nets | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Furniture and Upholstery | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Brass and brass articles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Umbrellas, etc | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Artificial flowers | 148 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Paper bags | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The making of boxes or other receptacles or parts thereof made wholly or partially of paper | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Brush making | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Feather sorting | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Carding, etc., of buttons etc | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Stuffed toys | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Basket making | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cosaques, Christmas crackers, Christmas | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| stockings, etc. | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Textile weaving | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Lampshades | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Chocolates and sweetmeats | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 1,580 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Factories Act, 1937—Section 54.
Underground Bakehouses.
Certificates of Suitability as required by Section 54 of the Factories Act, 1937,
continued to be in force in respect of 31 underground bakehouses at the following
addresses :—
54 Archway Road 3 Cardwell Terrace
84 Ashbrook Road 8 Danbury Street
52 Balls Pond 144 Elthorne Road
128 Blackstock Road 68 Essex Road
146 Blackstock Road 350 Essex Road
156 Blackstock Road 398 Essex Road
76 Caledonian Road 132 Holloway Road
299 Caledonian Road 27 Hornsey Rise