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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 1909
Report for the year 1909 of the Medical Officer of Health
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3—Home work.
| 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 keeping or sending lists. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Notices served. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Orders made (S. 110). | Prosecutions (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. | 92 | 52 | 199 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 29 | 232 | — | — | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (2) cleaning and washing | 4 | 13 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lace, lace curtains and nets | 2 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Artificial flowers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nets, other than wire nets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tents | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sacks | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Furniture and upholstery | 18 | 18 | 35 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 35 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fur pulling | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Feather sorting | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Umbrellas, etc | — | 11 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carding, etc., of buttons, etc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paper bags and boxes | 2 | 4 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Basket making | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Brush making | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Racquet and tennis balls | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stuffed toys | 2 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| File making | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Electro-plate | 6 | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cables and chains | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anchors and grapnels | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cart gear | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Locks, latches and keys | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pea picking | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 126 | 113 | 289 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 32† | 363 | — | — | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
*In several of the lists that were rent 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 2 addresses of persons who no longer take homework.