Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1905
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Table No. 16.
LIST OF OUTWORKERS.
Class of Homework. | 1905.Number of Lists Received. | Number of Addresses of Outworkers. | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Due Feb. 1st. | Due Aug. 1st. | Forwarded to Other Authorities | Received from Other Authorities. | |||||
No. of Lists. | No. of Outworkers. | No. of Lists. | No. of Outworkers. | Due 1 Feb. | Due 1 Aug. | Due 1 Feb. | Due 1 Aug. | |
Wearing apparel— | ||||||||
Dressmaking | 3 | 28 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 9 |
Shirt making | 10 | 68 | 8 | 56 | 14 | 11 | 38 | 40 |
Tailoring | 24 | 110 | 24 | 107 | 74 | 73 | 20 | 20 |
Collar making | 3 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 19 |
Stay making | 14 | 19 | ||||||
Blouse making | 27 | 20 | ||||||
Underclothing | 2 | 34 | 2 | 34 | 26 | 27 | 13 | 9 |
Millinery | 3 | 2 | ||||||
Ladies' belt making | 5 | 1 | ||||||
Children's clothing | 13 | 9 | ||||||
Tie making | 11 | 11 | ||||||
Lace | 2 | 1 | ||||||
Cabinet making | ||||||||
Fur pulling | 2 | 1 | ||||||
Other | 5 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 25 |
Total | 47 | 257 | 45 | 241 | 137 | 130 | 218 | 186 |
Table No. 17.
TABLE OF CLASSES OF WORKSHOPS ON REGISTER.
Class of Work. | Number of premises. | Number of workrooms. | Remarks. |
---|---|---|---|
Bakehouses | 76 | 82 | |
Blouse making | 6 | 7 | |
Boot do | 7 | 8 | |
Collar do. | 5 | 7 | |
Dress do | 58 | 68 | |
Laundries | 11 | 34 | |
Millinery | 13 | 17 | |
Smith's work | 13 | 14 | |
Shirt making | 6 | 11 | |
Tailoring | 18 | 20 | |
Underclothing making | 3 | 3 | |
Wood-chopping | 8 | 8 | |
Wheelwrights (vans, &c.) | 10 | 32 | |
Others | 35 | 61 | |
Total | 269 | 372 |
H. W. Roberts,
Medical Officer of Health.