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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
Edmonton 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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3. Outwork - Sections 110 and 111
| Nature of Work | No. of Outworkers in August list | No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council | No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists | No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises | Notices Served | Prosecutions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wearing apparel, making, etc. | 148 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Artificial flowers | 7 | – | – | – | – | – |
| The making of boxes or other receptacles or parts thereof made wholly or partially of paper | 20 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Brush making | 15 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Stuffing toys | 26 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Toys and painting boxes | 56 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Brass and brass articles | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Electrical fittings | 54 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Embroidery - Household linen | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Feather sorting | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Button carding | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Leather bags | 17 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Curtains - Furniture making | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fetlings - diecastings | 14 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Lampshades | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Christmas crackers | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total: | 369 | – | – | – | – | – |
MIDDLESEX COUNTY COUNCIL ACT, 1950. SECTION 11.
Four persons and premises were registered during the year, and nine persons were
registered to trade in the Borough where storage premises located in another district.
There were 77 hawkers on the register at the end of 1961.
ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION
Three deposit gauges at St. David's Hospital, Silver Street, Cuckoo Hall Lane
School and the Town Hall continued to be used. The results are shown overleaf.
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