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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
Wandsworth 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Factories and Workshops. 77
TABLE XXXIX. HOME WORK.
| Nature of Work. | Outworkers' Lists. | Outwork in unwholesome premises | Out work in infected premises. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lists received from Employers. | Notices served on occupiers as to keeping or sending lists. | ||||||
| Lists. | Outworkers. | Instances. | Notices served. | Instances. | |||
| Contractors. | Workmen. | ||||||
| Wearing Apparel:— | |||||||
| (1.) Making, etc. | 39 | 31 | 189 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 45 |
| (2.) Cleaning and washing | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Paper bags and boxes | 4 | — | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Totals | 45 | 35 | 196 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 45 |
The total number of addresses received from other Councils
was 485, and 131 addresses were forwarded to other Councils.
The number of addresses received has decreased by 16 and the
number sent increased by three. 31 names and addresses were
forwarded to this Borough in error.
The number of notices sent to employers during the year
was 32, and these had a most satisfactory result.
During the year 45 cases of infective diseases—six of
Diphtheria, 32 of Measles, three of Scarlet Fever, three of
Pneumonia, and one of Whooping Cough—were notified as having
occurred in the homes of out-workers. In none of these cases
was „ necessary to make any order under Section 110 of the
Factory and Workshop Act.