London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Wandsworth 1909

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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administering it. The impression that work was coming also
slackened their efforts to obtain employment elsewhere.
The Committee has not availed itself of the services of
Volunteers. additional voluntary workers.
Preliminary
investigation.
The Committee had referred to them before investigation all
cases where there appeared to be a technical disqualification,
and if the applicant did not comply
with the regulations issued by the Local Government Board no
further action was taken. Applications from single men, and
married men without families, were not investigated, unless the
application was for Emigration.
The foregoing remarks are the same in substance as those
made last year. An additional year's experience confirms the
opinions of the Committee then expressed.
ALEX. GLEGG,
Chairman.
PERCIVAL REES,
Vice-Chairman.
(The marginal notes are the substance of queries formulated by
the Central Body.)

Number who refused work:—

Obtained work since RegisteringUntraceable thro' change of address.Refused work.
MenWomenMenWomenMenWomen
(a) Colony Work17nil1nilnilnil
(b) Non-Colony Work123292nilnil
Total1402102nilnil