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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
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The total number of addresses received from other Councils
was 619, and 234 addresses were forwarded to other Councils.
The number of addresses received has increased by 42, and the
number sent increased by 13. 17 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 43, and these had a most satisfactory result.
During the year 30 cases of infective diseases, five of Scarlet
Fever, nine of Diphtheria, 11 of Measles, two of Pneumonia, and
three of Whooping-cough, 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.
| Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year. | Number | |
|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | |
| Workshop Bakehouses | 79 | |
| Important classes of workshops, such as workshop bakehouses, may be enumerated here. | ,, Laundries | 71 |
| Dressmakers' and Milliners' Workshops | 169 | |
| Bootmakers Smiths | 108 31 | |
| Builders | 53 | |
| Tailors | 66 | |
| Motor Engineers | 31 | |
| Other | 753 | |
| Total number of workshops on Register | 1,361 | |