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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
Wandsworth 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
During the year 15 cases of infective diseases, nine of Scarlet
Fever, five of Diphtheria, and one of Erysipelas, were notified as
having occurred in the homes of outworkers, compared with 20
in 1913, 16 in 1912, and 15 in 1911.
In none of these cases was it necessary to make any order
under Section 110 of the Factory and Workshop Act.
TABLE CX. 4.
REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
| Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year. | Number. | |
|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | |
| Important classes of workshops, such as workshop bakehouses, may be enumerated here. | Workshop Bakehouses | 1l6 |
| „ Laundries | 129 | |
| Dressmakers' and Milliners' Workshops | 273 | |
| Bootmakers | 143 | |
| Smiths | 50 | |
| Builders | 65 | |
| Tailors | 74 | |
| Other | 891 | |
| Total number of workshops on Register | 1,741 | |
TABLE CXI. V OTHER MATTERS.
| Class. | Number. | |
|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | |
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories:— | ||
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 133) | 24 | |
| 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) | Notified by H.M. Inspector | 4 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector | 4 | |
| Other | ||
| Underground Bakehouses (s. 101):— | ||
| Certificates granted during the year | ... | |
| In use at the end of the year | 48 | |