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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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PART VIII.
OUTWORK — SECTIONS 110 & 111.
| Nature of work | Section 110 | Section 111 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of outworkers in Auggust list required by Sec. 110 (1) (c) | 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. | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Others | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
Number of addresses received from other Councils 55
Number of addresses forwarded to other Councils 14
Number of premises where outwork was carried on
at the end of 1952 95
Inspections of outworkers' premises 49
Outwork in infected premises (Section 153 Public Health
Act, 1936) Nil
OTHER MATTERS.
Failure to affix Abstracts of Act notified to H.M.
Inspector of Factories 2
Underground bakehouses in use at the end of the year 2
19