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
Wimbledon 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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Number of Out-workers 2
Number of addresses received from other
Councils 53
Number of addresses forwarded to other
Councils 6
Notices served on occupiers as to keeping
or sending lists —
Prosecutions—Failing to keep Out-workers'
Lists —
Prosecutions—Failing to furnish lists —
Inspections of Out-workers' premises 15
Number of unwholesome premises —
Notices served to remedy —
REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
The following are the principal classes of workshops on the register at the end of the year:—
| Bakehouses (including five Factory Bakehouses) | 25 |
| Boot Repairing | 53 |
| Builders | 27 |
| Coach Builders | 5 |
| Cycles | 9 |
| Dining Rooms | 14 |
| Dressmaking | 41 |
| Furniture Repairers | 12 |
| Jewellers and Watch Repairers | 10 |
| Laundries | 24 |
| Millinery | 7 |
| Motors | 25 |
| Printing | 11 |
| Smiths | 5 |
| Tailoring | 28 |
| Woodworkers | 15 |
| Miscellaneous | 69 |
| 380 |