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Wandsworth 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
TABLE XXXVII. 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. | 52 | 57 | 213 | 31 | 26 | 26 | 17 |
| (2.) Cleaning and washing | 2 | 6 | 3 | - | — | — | — |
| Paper bags and boxes | 2 | — | 4 | - | — | — | — |
| Carding, etc., of buttons, etc. | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 57 | 63 | 222 | 31 | 26 | 26 | 17 |
The total number of addresses received from other Councils
was 607, and 143 addresses were forwarded to other Councils.
The number of addresses received has increased by 16, and the
number sent decreased by 13. 20 names and addresses were forwarded
to this Borough in error.
The number of notices sent to employers during the year
was 31, and these had a most satisfactory result.
During the year 17 cases of infective diseases—two of Scarlet
Fever, two of Diphtheria, four of Measles, one of Chicken-pox,
and eight 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.