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Wandsworth 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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162 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
List of Outworkers (s. 107).
| Class of Homework. | 1904. Number of Lists Received. | Number of Addresses of Outworkers. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Due Feb. 1st. | Due Aug. 1st. | Forwarded to other Authorities. | Received from other Authorities. | |||||
| No. of Lists. | No. of Out-work'rs | No. of Lists. | No. of Out-work'rs | Due Feb. 1st | Due Aug.1st | Due Feb.1st | Due Aug.1st | |
| Wearing Apparel— | ||||||||
| Millinery | 1 | 10 | 7 | |||||
| Tailoring | 11 | 63 | 4 | 12 | 33 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
| Dressmaking | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| Blousemaking | 1 | 10 | 5 | |||||
| Outfitting | 3 | 27 | 4 | l8 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 8 |
| Collar making | 1 | |||||||
| Mantle making | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Glove making | 8 | 6 | ||||||
| Hosiery | 2 | 33 | 33 | |||||
| Corset making | 1 | |||||||
| Boot and Shoe making | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Belt making | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| Fur pulling | 2 | |||||||
| Other | 2 | 95 | 3 | 101 | 71 | 75 | 8 | 1 |
| Total | 24 | 240 | 12 | 135 | 158 | 91 | 60 | 36 |
In my Report for 1903 I stated that some of the employers did
not realise their duty with reference to sending in lists of outworkers
to this Council. I advised the Council to print a circular for distribution
among those employers who were likely to employ
outworkers.
The following is a copy of the circular issued :—
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF WANDSWORTH.
The Council calls the attention of Employers of Labour within
the Borough to the following provisions of the Factory and Workshop
Act, 1901, with respect to out-workers :—
Section 107 (1). The occupier of every Factory and Workshop
and every Contractor employed by any such occupier in the
business of the Factory or Workshop shall :—