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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
Hampstead 1908
Report for the year 1908 of the Medical Officer of Health
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| NATURE OF WORK.* | Outworkers' Lists, Section 107. | Inspections of Outworkers' premises. | Outwork in unwholesome premises,Sec. 108 | Outwork in infected premises Sections 109, 110 | ||||||||||||||
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| Lists received from Employers. | Addresses of Outworkers. | Notices served on Occupiers as to keepirg or sending lists. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Not'ces served. | Prosecuiions. | Instances. | Orders made (S. 110). | Prosecuiions (Sections 109,110). | |||||||||
| Sending Twice in the year. | Sending Once in the year. | Received from other Councils. | Forwarded to other Councils. | Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists. | Failing to send lists. | |||||||||||||
| Lists. | Outworkers. | Lists. | Outworkers. | |||||||||||||||
| Contractors | Workmen. | Contractors | Workmen. | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Wearing apparel— | ||||||||||||||||||
| (1) making, etc. | 100 | 38 | 220 | 1 | 2 | — | 61 | 232 | _ | _ | _ | 83 | _ | — | — | — | _ | — |
| (2) cleaning and washing | 10 | 28 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 30 | — | — | ___ | _ | _ | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lace, lace curtains and nets | 4 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | _ | _ | _ | 2 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Artificial flowers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nets, other than wire nets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tents | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sacks | -_ | - | _ | _ | __ | _ | _ | - | - | - | - | - | - | -_ | _ | _ | - | _ |
| Furniture and upholstery | 14 | 32 | 44 | 1 | — | 1 | _ | 55 | _ | _ | _ | 14 | _ | _ | _ | — | _ | — |
| Fur pulling | _ | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feather sorting | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Umbrellas, etc. | 6 | 10 | 7 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 14 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Carding, etc., of butons, etc | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paper bags and boxes | 2 | 4 | 37 | - | - | - | - | 37 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Basket making | _ | 1 | _ | _ | — | _ | _ | - | - | - | - | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Brush making | _ | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Racquet and tennis balls | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Stuffed toys | — | 2 | _ | 1 | — | 7 | _ | 4 | _ | - | _ | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| File making | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Electro-plate | 6 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 5 | — | _ | 26 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | — |
| Cables and chains | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anchors and grapnels | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cart gear | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Locks, latches and keys | — | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pea picking | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 142 | 138 | 328 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 63+ | 412 | - | - | - | 111 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
* In 11 of the lists that were sent in the occupiers gave out work of more than one of the classes specified in Column 1. These lists have been included in
columns 2 or 5 against the principal class only, but the outworkers have been assigned in columns 3 and 4 or 6 and 7 into their respective classes.
†This number includes 7 addresses not in Hampstead, 3 addresses of persons who no longer take homework, 1 address at which the name given was not
known, 2 addresses of persons who had removed and whose new address could not be found, and one address of a person who died more than a year previously.