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Islington 1910

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]

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1910]

3.-HOME WORK.

NATURE OF WORK*Outworkers' Lists, Section 107.Inspections of Outworkers' Premises.Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 108.Outwork in Infected Premises. (Secs. 109, 110).
Lists received from Employers.Addresses of Outworkers.Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists.Prosecutions.Instances.Notices served under Public Health Act, 1891.Prosecutions.Instances.Orders made (S. 110).Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110).
Sending twice in the year.Sending once in the year.Received from other Councils.Forwarded to other Councils.Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists.Failing to send lists.
Lists,†Outworkers.†Lists.Outworkers.
ContractorsWorkmen.ContractorsWorkmen.
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)
Wearing Apparel—
(1) making, &c.3283342 98853..2042,9691,454......6154450..12....
(2) cleaning and washing..4................................
Lace, lace curtains and nets....................................
Artificial Flowers14..16430..11015024......5821..4....
Nets, other than wire nets....................................
Tents....................................
Sacks....................................
Furniture and Upholstery6..1610..22........6............
Fur pulling....................................
Feather sorting....................................
Umbrellas, &c.2..22..146........12............
Carding, &c., of buttons, &c.....................................
Paper Bags and Boxes4..4638..15914050NilNilNil2002816Nil1NilNil
Basket making....................................
Brush making6..2614..20564......4023........
Racquet and Tennis Balls....................................
Stuffed Toys4..12......4........6............
File making....................................
Electro Plate2..22..76........6............
Cables and Chains2..61..33........3............
Anchors and Grapnels....................................
Cart Gear....................................
Locks, Latches and Keys....................................
Pea picking....................................
Total3685383,262150..5193,3361.532......94676§70§..17....

*When an occupier gives out work of more than one of the classes specified in column 1, ana subdivides his list in such a way as to show the
number of 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 given 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.
§76 instances of unwholesome premises because of unsatisfactory domestic conditions; 70 instances of unwholesome premises because of statutory
nuisances (Public Health Act, 1891.)