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Lambeth 1909

Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1909

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3. — HOME WORK.

NATURE OF WORKOUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 107.ProsecutionsOUTWORK in UNWHOLESOME PREMISES Sections 108:UTWORK n INFECTED PREMISES, Sections 109, 110.
Lists received from Employers.Address of Out-workers.§Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists.
Twice in the year.Once in the year.Received from other Councile.Forworded to other Councils.Inspections of Outworkers premises.Instances.Notices servedProsecutionsInstancesOrders made (S. 110).Prosecutions (Section 109, 110
Lists.Outworkers. ‡Lists.Outworkers.Failing to keep or permit inspection of Lists.Failing to send Lists
Con-tractors,Work-men.Con-tractorsWork-men.
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)
Wearing apparel— (i) making, &c26822222...169861221...
(2) cleaning and washing..................1......3764
Lace, lace curtains, and nets..................2......1...
Artificial flowers..................6......2...
Nets, other than wire nets...........................6...
Tents..............................
Sacks..................1.........
Furniture and upholstery2...22...914...1...
Fur pulling...........................12...
Feather sorting..............................
Umbrellas, &c...................1.........
Carding, &c., of buttons, &c............................1...
Paper bags and boxes6...127.........3648...Nil.Nil....Nil.Nil.Nil....Nil.Nil.
Basket making...........................163...
Brush making...............3151.........
Racquet and tennis balls...........................18...
Stuffed toys.................................
File making.................................
Electro-plate.................................
Cables and chains.................................
Anchors and grapnels.................................
Cart gear.................................
Locks, latches and keys.................................
Pea picking.................................
Total34835125...18192 4274.........
580.........4......

If an occupier gives out work of more than one of the classes
the number of workers in each class of work, the list is included among specified in column 1, and subdivides his list in such a way as to show
only, but the outworkers are assigned in columns 3 and 4 (or 6 and 7) those in column 2 (or 6 as the case may be) against the principal class
† The figures required in columns 2, 3 and 4 are the total number of into their respective classes,
statutory duty of sending two lists each year and of the entries of names ^ the lists received from those employers who comply strictly with the
be even numbers, as there will be two lists for each employer—in some J of outworkers in those lists. The entries in column'2 must necessarily
3 and 4 will usually be (approximately) double of the number of individual previous returns odd numbers have been inserted. The figures in columns
of the same employer the same outworker's name will often be repeated. outworkers whose names are given, since in the February and August lists
§ In view of the wide discrepancies found to exist between the totals
care may be taken to give exact figures. Only those addresses should be in the two columns when the returns are added together, it is desired that
Councils during the year covered by the report. counted which have actually been received from or forwarded to other
N.B.—In addition to the inspections of 580 outworkers' premises, 904
to be at work, or the premises to be vancant. visits were also paid, but the outworkers' were found to have left or not