London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Wood Green 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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| Nature of Work. | Outworkers' Lists under Section 110 of Factories Act, 1937. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Received twice in the year. | Received once in the year. | |||||
| Lists. | Outworkers. | Lists. | Outworkers. | |||
| Contractors . | Workmen. | Contractors . | Workmen. | |||
| The making, cleaning, washing, altering, ornamenting, finishing and repairing of wearing apparel | 16 | — | 41 | 18 | 7 | 49 |
| The making-up, ornamenting, finishing and repairing of table linen, or other household linen, and any process incidental thereto | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 4 |
| The making of curtains and furniture hangings and any process incidental thereto | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| The making or filling of cosaques, Christmas crackers, Christmas stockings or similar articles or parts thereof.. | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Total | 18 | — | 44 | 22 | 8 | 55 |
| Factories Act, 1937:-— | |
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories | — |
| Underground Bakehouses (S.54):— | |
| Certificates granted during the year | — |
| In use at the end of the year | — |
| Public Health Acts :— | |
| Matters notified by H.M. Inspector of Factories | 3 |
| Defects remedied following H.M.I.'s notifications | 3 |