[Report 1903] / Medical Officer of Health, Oxford City.

  • Oxford (England). City Council. no2012034102.
Date:
1903
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Credit: [Report 1903] / Medical Officer of Health, Oxford City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    in accordance with Section ioi. In one instance the cer¬ tificate was granted at once, and in the other three, after certain alterations had been carried out to the satisfaction of the City Engineer. Home Work.—153 circulars were sent to occupiers of Factories and Workshops calling attention to the provisions of the Act relating to Home Work. Lists were received as follows :— February. August. Total. Makers of Wearing Apparel. Cabinet Makers. Total. Makers of W earing Apparel. Cabinet Makers. Total. No. of Lists received 38 2 4° 25 I 26 66 ,, Employers re- presented on ditto 38 2 40 25 I 26 66 ,, Workers ,, 445 2 447 379 3 382 829 „ Contractors,, 9 2 11 5 5 16 19 extracts from the above, containing names and ad¬ dresses of 73 out-workers in February, and 69 in August, and one contractor on each occasion, were forwarded to the Clerk of the Local Authority of the district in which they resided. Infectioiis Disease.—Only one case of notifiable disease was reported in the house of an out-worker, the illness being Small Pox. All the work in the house was disinfected and returned to the employer, and no more work was sent to the house until all danger of infection was over. o The Inspector's Report. This report deals at length with the work done in the removal of nuisances, disinfection, &c. Information will