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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

Finchley 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]

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Outworkers
Twenty-five visits have been made by the Public Health Inspectors
to the homes of persons notified as outworkers to the department.
It has been found that the home conditions arc quite satisfactory.

Table: The following table shows, by trades, the number of outworkers residing in the district, and who were notified to me in the August lists as required by Section 110(i)(c) of the Factories Act, 1937:—

The following table shows, by trades, the number of outworkers residing in the district, and who were notified to me in the August lists as required by Section 110(i)(c) of the Factories Act, 1937:—

Wearing apparel25
Artificial flowers3
Lampshades10
Making of brushes1
Making of boxes3
Feather Sorting2
Fancy Goods3

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There were no cases of default in sending lists to the Council
(Section 110) and no instances of work in unwholesome premises
(Section 111).
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