Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the public health of Finsbury 1904 including annual report on factories and workshops
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The following summary of results of inspections of out-workers' and home-workers, premises speaks for itself:—
OUT-WORKERS | ||
Number of out-workers' premises visited | 444 | |
Total number of visits made | 489 | |
Number in which wrong address was given or out-workers had removed | 137 | |
Number who had given up home work | 40 | |
„ not out-workers under the Act | 14 | |
„ in which work was done in factories | 5 | |
„ „ „ „ workshops | 63 | |
Number of workshops in which no Abstract of Act was affixed | 17 | |
„ in which work was done in the home | 185 | |
„ of re-visits to home-workers | 45 | |
HOME-WORKERS. | ||
Particulars relating to work in 185 homes. | ||
Number in which work was done in work-rooms only | 22 | |
„ „ ,, „ living-rooms | 74 | |
„ „ „ „ bed-rooms | 11 | |
„ „ „ „ bed and living rooms | 78 | 185 |
„ of cases in which room was clean | 126 | |
„ „ ,, ,, in fair order | 39 | |
„ „ ,, ,, dirty | 20 | 185 |
Sanitary defects on premises | 26 | |
Notices served | 23 | |
Number of persons employed as home-workers | 217 | |
„ „ men | 31 | |
,, ,, boy | 1 | |
„ ,, women | 181 | |
„ „ girls | 4 |