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Wandsworth 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health. 241
During the year 20 cases of infective diseases, 14 of Scarlet
Fever, two of Diphtheria, three of Erysipelas, and one of Puerperal
Fever, were notified as having occurred in the homes of outworkers,
compared with 16 in 1912, 15 in 1911, and 14 in 1910.
In none of these cases was it necessary to make any order
under Section 110 of the Factory and Workshop Act.
TABLE CXI1I.
4.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
| Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year. (1) | Number. (2) | |
|---|---|---|
| Important classes of workshops, such as workshop bakehouses, may be enumerated here. | Workshop Bakehouses | 122 |
| „ Laundries | 145 | |
| Dressmakers' and Milliners'Workshops | 299 | |
| Bootmakers | 146 | |
| Smiths | 51 | |
| Builders | 66 | |
| Tailors | 72 | |
| Other | 840 | |
| Total number of workshops on Register | 1.741 | |
TABLE CXIV.
5.—OTHER MATTERS.
| Class. (1) | Number. (2) | |
|---|---|---|
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories:— | ||
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 133) | 35 | |
| Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspector as remediable under the Public Health Acts, but not under the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 5) 1 | Notified by H.M. Inspector... | 10 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector | 10 | |
| Other | ||
| Underground Bakehouses (s. 101):— | ||
| Certificates granted during the year | ... | |
| In use at the end of the year | 48 | |