Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Sixty-fourth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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3. HOME WORK.
NATURE OF WORK | Lists received from Employers | Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Notices served under Public Health (London) Act, 1891. | Prosecutions | Instances. | Orders made (S. 110). | Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110). | ||||||
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Sending twice in the year. Outworkers. | Sending once in the year Outworkers. | Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists. | Failing to send lists. | ||||||||||||
Lists, f | Contractors. | Workmen. | Lists. | Contractors. | Workmen. | ||||||||||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) |
Wearing Apparel— | |||||||||||||||
148 | 62 | 1,578 | 19 | .. | 97 | 122 | .. | .. | 37 | 23 | .. | 5 | |||
(2) cleaning and washing | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Household linen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Lace, lace curtains and nets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Curtains and furniture hangings | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Furniture and upholstery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Electro-plate | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
File making | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Brass and brass articles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Fur pulling | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cables and chains | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Anchors and grapnels | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cart gear | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Locks, laches and keys | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Umbrellas, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Artficial Flowers | 10 | .. | 109 | 4 | .. | 17 | 4 | .. | .. | 13 | 5 | .. | 4 | .. | .. |
Nets, other than wire nets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Tents | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Sacks | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Racquet and Tennis Balls | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Paper, etc., Boxes, Paper Bags | 18 | .. | 199 | 2 | .. | 44 | 16 | .. | .. | 14 | 11 | .. | 4 | .. | .. |
Brush making | 4 | .. | 100 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Pea picking | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Feather sorting | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Carding, &c., of buttons, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Stuffed toys | 2 | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Basket making | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Chocolates and Sweetmeats | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cosaques, Christmas Crackers, Christmas Stockings, &.c. | 2 | .. | 52 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Textile weaving | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Total | 186 | 62 | 2,054 | 25 | Nil | 158 | 116 | Nil | Nil | 69 | 48 | Nil | 13 | Nil | Nil |
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[1919
* When an occupier gives out work cf more than one of the classes specified in column 1, and subdivides his 1st in such a way as to show the number df workers in each class of work, the list is
included among those in column 2 (or 5 as the case may be) against the principal class only, but the outworkers are assigned in columns 3 and 4 (or 6 and 7) into their respective classes.
: The figures in columns 2, 3 and 4 are the total number of the lists received from those employers who comply strictly with the statutory duty of sending two lisis each yea. and of the entries of names
2 Umbrellas, 5 Furniture, 1 Brass, and i File Making are included in lists of wearing Apparel Makers.