London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Islington 1919

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 WORKLists received from EmployersNotices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists.Prosecutions.Instances.Notices served under Public Health (London) Act, 1891.ProsecutionsInstances.Orders made (S. 110).Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110).
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, fContractors.Workmen.Lists.Contractors.Workmen.
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)
Wearing Apparel—
a (1) making, &c.148621,57819..97122....3723..5
(2) cleaning and washing..............................
Household linen..............................
Lace, lace curtains and nets............................
Curtains and furniture hangings2............................
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 Flowers10..1094..174....135..4....
Nets, other than wire nets..............................
Tents..............................
Sacks..............................
Racquet and Tennis Balls..............................
Paper, etc., Boxes, Paper Bags18..1992..4416....1411..4....
Brush making4..100............42........
Pea picking............................
Feather sorting..............................
Carding, &c., of buttons, &c...............................
Stuffed toys2..9......1................
Basket making..............................
Chocolates and Sweetmeats..............................
Cosaques, Christmas Crackers, Christmas Stockings, &.c.2..52..............2........
Textile weaving..............................
Total186622,05425Nil158116NilNil6948Nil13NilNil

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* 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.