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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 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Factories and Workshops.
TABLE XXXIII. HOME WORK.
| Nature of Work. | Outworkers' Lists. | Outwork in unwholesome premises | Out work in infected premises. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lists received from Employers. | Notices served on occupiers as to keeping or sending lists. | ||||||
| Lists. | Outworkers. | Instances. | Notices served. | Instances. | |||
| Contractors. | Workmen. | ||||||
| Wearing Apparel:— | |||||||
| (1.) Making, etc. | 57 | 72 | 201 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| (2.) Cleaning and washing | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Paper bags and boxes | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Carding, etc., of buttons, etc. | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 63 | 76 | 210 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
The total number of addresses received from other Councils
was 591, and 156 addresses were forwarded to other Councils.
The number of addresses received has increased by 39, and the
number sent by 39. 37 names and addresses were forwarded to
this Borough in error.
The number of notices sent to employers during the year
was 30, and these had a most satisfactory result.
During the year 29 cases of infective diseases—one of Scarlet
Fever, two of Diphtheria, 13 of Measles, one of Erysipelas, and
12 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.
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