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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
Hampstead 1905
Report for the year 1905 of the Acting Medical Officer of Health
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Lists of Outworkers (Section 107).
| Class of Homework. | 1905. 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 Outworkers. | No. of Lists. | No. of Outworkers. | Due Feb. 1st. | Due Aug. 1st. | Due Feb. 1st. | Due Aug. 1st. | |
| Wearing Apparel— | ||||||||
| Bootmaking | 15 | 26 | 19 | 29 | 23 | 19 | . . | . . |
| Dress and Blouse making | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| Needlework and Underclothing | 8 | 24 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 18 | l | . . |
| Tailoring | 8 | 33 | 9 | 34 | 29 | 32 | 4 | 5 |
| Dyeing and Cleaning | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | . . | . . |
| Pleating and Pinking | 5 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | . . | . . |
| Cabinetmaking and Upholstery | 4 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 4 | . . | . . |
| Miscellaneous | 4 | 48 | 3 | 51 | 41 | 43 | 5 | 1 |
| Totals | 50 | 164 | 55 | 167 | 139 | 134 | 17 | 14 |
There are 71 Outworkers' premises in Hampstead:—2 are Factories, 22 are Workshops,
47 are Domestic Workshops or Workplaces,