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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 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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Table 27. HOME WORK. (3).
| NATURE OF WORK.* | OUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 107. | Inspections of Outworkers' premises. | Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 108. | Outwork in Infected Premises, Sections 109, 110. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lists received from Employers. | Addresses of Outworkers. | Prosecutions. | Instances | Notices served. | Prosecutions. | Instances | Orders made, Sec. 110. | Prosecutions. Sections 109, 110. | |||||||||
| Twice in the year. | 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.1 | Outworkers.† | Lists. | Outworkers.† | ||||||||||||||
| Con- | Workmen. | Contractors. | Workmen. | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Wearing Apparel— | |||||||||||||||||
| (1) making, &c. | 84 | 1 | 208 | 26 | 5 | 50 | 170 | 115 | – | – | 289 | 7 | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| (2) cleaning and washing | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Lace, lace curtains and nets | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Artificial flowers | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nets, other than Wire Nets | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sacks | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Furniture and Upholstery | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fur pulling | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Feather sorting | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Umbrellas, &c. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Carding, &c., of buttons, &c. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Paper Bags and Boxes | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Basket making | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Brush making | 2 | – | 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 | 86 | 1 | 210 | 29 | 5 | 53 | 173 | 115 | – | – | 304 | 7 | 4 | – | – | – | – |
* 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 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 in columns 2, 3 and 4 are the total number of lists (received from employers who sent them both in February and August as required by the Act) and of the entries of names of outworkers in
those lists. They are, therefore, usually double of the number of such employers and (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 is often repeated.