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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
Lewisham 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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(Home Office Table, No. 3).
| Class of Work. | No. | Number of Rooms. | Number of Workers Found. | Part Time and Domestic. Workplaces. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men. | Women. | Young Persons | Number. | No of Rooms. | |||
| Dress | 232 | 262 | 2 | 704 | 268 | 25 | 25 |
| Millinery | 52 | 60 | — | 145 | 62 | 2 | 2 |
| Laundry | 66 | 298 | 29 | 195 | 3 | 22 | 37 |
| Tailor | 28 | 30 | 59 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 17 |
| Boot | 60 | 61 | 84 | — | 4 | 97 | 97 |
| Joiner | 16 | 28 | 38 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Smith | 23 | 25 | 57 | — | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| Dentist | 3 | 3 | 9 | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Cycles | 12 | 15 | 22 | — | 6 | 10 | 10 |
| Coachbuilder | 6 | 12 | 33 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Cabinet and Upholsterer | 16 | 21 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| Photographer and Picture-framer | 9 | 12 | 11 | — | 2 | 10 | 10 |
| Jeweller | 13 | 14 | 24 | — | 4 | 20 | 20 |
| Piano | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Saddler | 7 | 7 | 13 | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Mason | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Lathrender | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| Various | 12 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 18 |
| Total | 560873 | 452 | 1058 | 369 | 287 | 252 | |
62
Table No. 22. HOME WORK.
NATURE OF WORK.*
OUTWORKERS LISTS, SECTION 107.
Outwork in Unwholesome
Premises, Section 108.
Lists received from Employers.
Notices served on
Occupiers as to
keeping or sending
lists.
Prosecutions.
Instances
Notices
served.
Prosecutions.
Instances
Orders
made,
Sec. 110.
Prosecutions.
Sections
109, 110.
Twice in the year.
Once in the year.
Failing to
keep or permit
inspection
of lists.
Failing to
send lists.
Lists.!
Outworkers.!
Lists.
Outworkers.
Contractors.
Workmen.
Contractors.
Workmen
.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Wearing Apparel—
(1) making, &c.
60
-
161
11
-
41
-
-
-
14
14
-
-
-
-
(2) cleaning and washing
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Household linen
6
-
6
3
-
4
-
-
-
—
-
-
-
-
-
Lace, lace curtains and nets
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Curtains & furniture hangings
2
-
2
1
-
3
-
-
-
2
2
-
-
-
-
Furniture and upholsterv
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Electro-plate
-
-
-
—
-
-
-
-
-
—
-
-
-
-
-
File making
-
-
-
—
-
-
-
-
-
—
-
-
-
-
-
Brass and brass articles
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fur pulling
-
-
-
—
-
-
-
-
-
—
-
-
-
-
-
Cables and chains
-
-
-
—
-
-
-
-
-
—
-
-
-
-
-
Anchors and grapnels
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cart gear
-
-
-
—
-
-
-
-
-
—
-
-
-
-
-
Locks, latches and keys
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Umbrellas, &c.
-
-
-
—
-
-
-
-
-
—
-
-
-
-
-
Artificial flowers
-
-
-
—
-
-
-
-
-
—
-
-
-
-
-
Nets, other than wire nets
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Tents
-
-
-
—
-
-
-
-
-
—
-
-
-
-
-
Sacks
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Racquet and tennis balls
2
-
2
1
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Paper bags and boxes
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Brush making
—
-
-
—
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
—
-
-
-
Pea picking
—
-
-
—
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Feather sorting
—
-
-
—
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Carding, &c., of buttons, &c.
—
-
-
—
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Stuffed toys
—
-
-
—
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Basket making
—
-
-
—
—
-
—
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
—
Total
70
-
171
16
-
49
—
-
—
16
16
-
-
-
—
* If an occupier gives out work of more than one of the classes specified in column 1, and subdivides his list in such a way as to show the number of workers in each class of work,
the list should be included among those in column 2 (or 5 as the case may be) against the principal class only, but the outworkers should be assigned in columns 3 and 4 (or 6 and 7) into
their respective classes. A footnote should be added to show that this has been done.
† The figures required 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 lists each year
and of the entries of names of outworkers in those lists. The entries in column 2 must necessarily be even numbers, as there will be two lists for each employer—in some previous
returns odd numbers have been inserted. The figures in columns 3 and 4 will usually be (approximately) double of the number of individual outworkers whose names are given,
since in the February and August lists of the same employer the same outworker's name will often be repeated.