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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
Holborn 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn, Metropolitan Borough]
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3.—Home Work.
| NATURE OF WORK.* | Outworkers' Lists, Section 107. | Inspections of Outworkers premises. | Outwork in Unwhole-some Premises. Section 108. | Outwork in Infected Premises, Sections 109, 110. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lists received from Employers. | Addi esses of Outworkers. § | Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Notices served. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Orders made (S. 110). | Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110) | |||||||||
| Sending twice in the year | Sending once in the year. | Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists. | Failing to send lists. | |||||||||||||||
| Received from other Councils | Forwarded to other Councils. | |||||||||||||||||
| Lists.† | Outworkers.† | Lists. | Outworkers. | |||||||||||||||
| Contractors. | Work-men. | Contractors | Work-men. | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | (4) | (7) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) | (17) | (18) | (19) | |||||
| Wearing Apparel— | ||||||||||||||||||
| (1) Making, &c | 110 | - | 701 | 7 | - | 26 | 282 | 446 | 120 | — | - | 174 | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| (2) Cleaning and washing | - | - | — | — | - | — | 1 | — | — | — | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| Lace, laee curtains and nets | - | - | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| Artificial Flowers | - | - | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| Nets, other than Wire Nets | - | - | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| Tents | - | - | — | — | - | — | — | - | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| Sacks | - | - | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| Furniture and Upholstery | - | - | — | — | - | — | 3 | — | - | — | - | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| Fur pulling | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feather sorting | - | - | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| Umbrellas &c | .- | - | - . | — | - | — | — | — | —- | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| Carding, &c., of buttons, &c. | - | - | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| Paper Bags and Boxes | - | 28 | — | - | — | 16 | 4 | — | - | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | - | ||
| Basket making | - | - | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| Brush making | 2 | - | — | - | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | - | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | - | |
| Racquet and Tennis balls | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | - |
| Stuffed Toys | - | - | — | — | - | — | — | — | - | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| File making | — | - | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | ' — | — | - |
| Electro Plate | — . | - | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| Cables and Chains | — | - | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| Anchors and Grapnels | — | - | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| Cart Gear | - | —: | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| Locks, Latches and Keys | - | — | - | — | - | — | — | — | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| Pea Picking | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | - | — | - | - | |
| Total | 116 | — | 735 | 7 | — | 290 | 466 | 126 | — | — | 188 | — | — | — | — | — | - | |
*If an occupier gives out work of more than one of the classes specified in column 1, and subdivides his list in sucli 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 column 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 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 iu tho;e 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.
§In view of the wide discrepancies found to exist between the totals in the two columns when the returns are added together, it is desired that care may be taken to give exact figures. Only those addresses
should be counted which have actually been received from or forwarded to other Councils during the year covered by the report.