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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 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Factories and Workshops. 67
TABLE XXXV.
| 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. | 50 | 38 | 175 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 41 |
| (2.) Cleaning and washing | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Paper bags and boxes | 2 | — | 6 | — | — | - | — |
| Carding, etc., of buttons, etc. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 54 | 42 | 185 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 41 |
The total number of addresses received from other Councils
was 601, and 122 addresses were forwarded to other Councils.
The number of addresses received has decreased by six, and the
number sent decreased by 21. 18 names and addresses were
forwarded to this Borough in error.
The number of notices sent to employers during the year
was 28, and these had a most satisfactory result.
During the year 41 cases of infective diseases—one of Scarlet
Fever, four of Diphtheria, 29 of Measles, and seven 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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