Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Nature of Work. | Outworkers' Lists, Section 107. | Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 108 | Outwork in Infected Premises, Sections 109, 110. | ||||||||||||
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Lists received from Employers. | Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending Lists. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Notices served. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Orders made (Section 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, etc. | 226 | ... | 1750 | 32 | .. | 96 | 249 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. |
(2) Cleaning and Washing | 2 | .. | 22 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Lace, Lace Curtains and Nets | 4 | .. | 18 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Furniture and Upholstery | 4 | .. | 38 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Fur Pulling | 4 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Umbrellas, etc. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Artificial Flowers | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 4 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Racquet and Tennis Balls | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Paper, etc., Boxes, Paper Bags | 20 | .. | 280 | 7 | .. | 21 | 25 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. |
Brush Making | 16 | .. | 104 | 2 | .. | 2 | 20 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Stufled Toys | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Basket Making | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cosaques, Christmas Crackers, Christmas Stockings, etc. | 2 | .. | 44 | 2 | .. | 7 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Totals | 280 | .. | 2261 | 44 | .. | 130 | 321 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | .. | .. |
†The figures given 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 in those lists.