Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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HOME WORK.
Nature of Work | OUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 107 | Outworkers in unwholesome premises, Section 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 (s. 109, 110) | ||||||||
Sending twice in the year | Sending once in the year | Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists | Failing to send lists | ||||||||||||||
Outworkers | Outworkers | Received from other Councils | Forwarded to other Councils | ||||||||||||||
Lists | Contractors | Workmen | Lists | Contractors | Workmen | ||||||||||||
Wearing Apparel— Making, etc | 62 | 128 | 206 | 7 | ... | 41 | 966 | 217 | 59 | ... | ... | 53 | 70 | ... | 6 | ... | ... |
Boots and Shoes | 24 | 71 | 270 | ... | ... | ... | 173 | 194 | 25 | ... | ... | 55 | 68 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
Curtains, Furniture hangings and Trimmings | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 13 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 4 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Fur-pulling and feathers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Umbrellas, etc | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | 32 | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Artificial Flowers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Paper, etc., Boxes, Paper Bags | 18 | ... | 163 | 2 | ... | 2 | 91 | 36 | 19 | ... | ... | 41 | 51 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Brush-making | 8 | ... | 231 | ... | ... | ... | 23 | 190 | 2 | ... | ... | 9 | 15 | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
Draught Board Making | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Cosaques, Christmas Crackers, Christmas Stockings, etc. | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 13 | 2 | 8 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Textile Weaving | 2 | ... | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Toys | 2 | ... | 139 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 96 | 2 | ... | ... | 10 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Total | 118 | 199 | 1029 | 14 | 13 | 61 | 1335 | 748 | 121 | ... | ... | 187 | 243 | ... | 9 | ... | ... |
* The figures in these columns relate to outworkers' premises at which nuisances were found and dealt with
under Public Health (London) Act.