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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
Battersea 1908
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1908
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3.—Home Work.
| NATURE OF WORK. | OUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 107. | Inspections of Outworkers' premises. | Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 108. | Outwork in Infected Premises, Sections 109,110. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lists received from Employers. | Addresses of Outworkers. | ||||||||||||
| Instances. | Notices served. | In-stances. | Orders made (S. 110). | ||||||||||
| Sending twice in the year. | Sending once in the year. | ||||||||||||
| Received from other Councils. | Forwarded to other Councils. | ||||||||||||
| Lists. | Outworkers. | Lists. | Outworkers. | ||||||||||
| Contractors. | Workmen. | Contractors. | Workmen. | ||||||||||
| Wearing Apparel— | |||||||||||||
| (1) Making, &c. | 70 | 44 | 325 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 372 | 162 | 705 | 44 | 49 | 7 | — |
| (2) Cleaning & washing | 12 | 15 | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Lace,lace curtains and nets | — | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
| Sacks | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Furniture and upholstery | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| Fur pulling | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paper bags and boxes | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | |
| Brush making | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 56 | 346 | 5 | 3 | 401 | 196 | 729 | 44 | 49 | 7 | — | ||
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