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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
Wembley 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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| Number on register at end of year | 441 |
| Nature of work:— | |
| Making, repairing of:— | |
| Wearing apparel | 189 |
| Household linen | 11 |
| Lace, lace curtains and nets | 4 |
| Curtains and furniture hangings | 1 |
| Furniture and Upholstery | 2 |
| Brass and brass articles | 12 |
| Umbrellas, etc. | 1 |
| Making of boxes or other receptacles or parts thereof, etc., of paper | 4 |
| Feather sorting | 1 |
| Cording, etc., of buttons, etc. | 10 |
| Stuffed toys | 11 |
| Cosaques, Christmas crackers, Christmas stockings, etc. | 195 |
| Total | 441 |
Number on the register — 301.
| Defects. | Found. | Remedied. |
|---|---|---|
| Want of cleanliness | — | — |
| Want of ventilation | — | — |
| Overcrowding | — | — |
| Sanitary accommodation:— | ||
| Insufficient | 1 | — |
| Unsuitable or defective | 1 | 3 |
| Not separate for the sexes | — | — |
| Obnoxious effluvia | — | — |
| Other nuisances | 5 | 3 |
| Totals | 7 | 6 |
| Disinfections for:— | ||
| Infectious diseases | 462 | |
| Cancer | 31 | |
| Vermin (routine protection from) | 48 | |
| Miscellaneous | 32 | |