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
Wandsworth 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
The total number of addresses received from other Councils
was 548, and 232 addresses were forwarded to other Councils.
The number of addresses received has increased by five, and the
number sent decreased by 32. 79 names and addresses were
forwarded to this Borough in error, and are not included in the
above Table.
The number of notices sent to employers during the year was
34, and these had a most satisfactory result.
During the year 29 cases of infective diseases, one of Scarlet
Fever, two of Diphtheria, 25 of Measles, and one of German Measles,
were notified as having occurred in the homes of outworkers. In
none of these cases was it necessary to make any order under
Section 110 of the Factory and Workshop Act.
TABLE XLIX.
4.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
| Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year. (1) | Number. (2) | |
|---|---|---|
| I cDortant classes ol workshops, aucn as workshop bakehouses, may be enumerated here. | [ Workshop Bakehouses | 92 |
| ,, Laundries | 96 | |
| Dressmakers' and Milliners' Workshops | 221 | |
| Bootmakers | 122 | |
| Smiths | 43 | |
| Builders | 60 | |
| Tailors | 68 | |
| Other | 749 | |
| Total number of workshops on Register | 1,451 | |