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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
Hornsey 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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FACTORIES ACT, 1937
The following tables show the work carried out by the Sanitary Inspectors under this Act:—
1. Inspections of Factories
| Premises | Total No. of Factories | No. Inspected | Inspections Made |
|---|---|---|---|
2. Defects Found
| Particulars | No. of defects | Referred to H.M. Inspector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Found Remedied | |||
| NIL | |||
| . | . | ||
| . | . | ||
| 1 | 1 | ||
| . | . | ||
| . | . | ||
| . | . | ||
There are 223 Outworkers on the register engaged in the following
occupations:—
Making, altering etc. of wearing apparel 167
Making-up, ornamenting etc. of household linen 5
Making, ornamenting etc. lace, lace curtains and nets 1
Making of artificial flowers13
Making of paper bags 1
The making of boxes or other receptacles or parts thereof
made wholly or partially of paper 16
Making of stuffed toys 2
Making or filling of Christmas crackers, Christmas stockings,
etc13
The weaving of textile fabric 1
Manufacture of lampshades other than lampshades made
wholly of metal or glass or stone 4
241 visits were paid to outworkers' premises during the year.
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