London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Finsbury 1905

Report on the public health of Finsbury 1905 including annual report on factories and workshops

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The making, cleaning, washing, altering, ornamenting,
finishing, and repairing of wearing apparel and any workincidental
thereto;
The making, ornamenting, mending, and finishing of lace and
of lace curtains and nets;
Cabinet and furniture making and upholstery work;
The making of electro-plate;
The making of files;
Fur-pulling;
The making of iron and steel cables and chains;
The making of iron and steel anchors and grapnels;
The making of cart gear, including swivels, rings, loops, gear
buckles, mullin bits, hooks, and attachments of all kinds;
The making of locks, latches, and keys;
The making of covers for, and the covering, finishing, altering
or repairing of, umbrellas, sunshades, parasols, and articles
of a similar character, and any work incidental thereto;
The making of paper bags and of paper boxes;
Brushmaking; and
The making of stuffed toys.
11. Section 110 (relating to the prohibition of home work in
places where there is infectious disease) shall apply to the following
classes of work:—
The making, cleaning, washing, altering, ornamenting, finishing,
and repairing of wearing apparel and any work
incidental thereto (as in the said section specified);
The making, ornamenting, mending, and finishing of lace
and of lace curtains and nets;
Upholstery work;
Fur-pulling;
The making of covers for, and the covering, finishing, altering
or repairing of, umbrellas, sunshades, parasols, and articles
of a similar character, and any work incidental thereto;
The making of paper bags and of paper boxes;
Brushmaking; and
The making of stuffed toys.
2. The lists of out-workers required to be kept by Section 107
and the copies thereof shall be kept and made in the form and manner
and with the particulars shown in the Schedule.*
* Form 44, to be obtained from Eyre & Spottiswoode, London, EC.