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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
Deptford 1908
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1908
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Table No. 26—continued.. 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. | Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists. | Prosecutions. | |||||||||||||||
| Instances. | Notices served. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Orders made (S. 110). | Prosecutions ! (Sections 109, 110). | |||||||||||||
| Twice in the year. | Once in the year. | |||||||||||||||||
| Lists. | Outworkers. | Lists. | Out-workers. | Received from other Councils. | Forwarded to other Councils. | Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists. | Failing to send lists. | |||||||||||
| Contractors. | Workmen. | Contractors. | Workmen. | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | ||
| Wearing Apparel— (1) making, &c. | 86 | 572 | 4 | 22 | 463 | 343 | 383 | 6 | ||||||||||
| (2) cleaning and washing | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lace, lace curtains and nets. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Artificial flowers | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nets, other than wire nets . | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tents | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sacks | ||||||||||||||||||
| Furniture and Upholstery . | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| Fur pulling | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Feather sorting | ||||||||||||||||||
| Umbrellas, &c. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Carding, &c., of buttons, &c. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Paper Bags and Boxes | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Basket making | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brush making | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Racquet and tennis balls | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Stuffed Toys | ||||||||||||||||||
| File making | ||||||||||||||||||
| Electro Plate | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cables and Chains | ||||||||||||||||||
| Anchors and Grapnels | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cart Gear | ||||||||||||||||||
| Locks, Latches and Keys | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pea picking | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 66 | 585 | 4 | 22 | 474 | 343 | 383 | 6 | ||||||||||