Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1908 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector
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3.— HOME WORK.
| NATURE OF WORK | OUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 107. | Number of Inspections of Outworkers'Premises | OUTWORK IN UNWHOLESOME PREMISES SECTION 108 | OUTWORK IN INFECTED PREMISES SECTIONS 109,110 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lists received from Employers | Names and Addresses of Outworkers received from other Councils | Names and Addresses of Outworkers forwarded to other Councils | Prosecutions | Instances | Notices served | Prosecutions | Instances | Orders made (S.110) | Proseccutions Sectopms 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 | ||||||||||||
| Wearing apparel-(1) making, &c., | 144 | 1,620 | 7 | 88 | 2,360 | 958 | ... | ... | 3,673 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| (2) cleaning and washing | |||||||||||||||
| Lace, lace curtains and nets | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Artificial flowers | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26 | ... | ... | ... | 29 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Furniture and upholstery | 8 | 174 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 91 | ... | ... | 120 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Carding, &c., of buttons, &c. | 2 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Umbrellas, &c. | ... | ... | ... | ... | 44 | ... | ... | ... | 91 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Paper bags and boxes | 22 | 482 | ... | ... | 542 | 03 | ... | ... | 1,358 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Brush making | 14 | 903 | ... | ... | 50 | 533 | ... | ... | 590 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Total | 190 | 3,055 | 8 | 92 | 3,055 | 1,684 | ... | ... | 5,900 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
4.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.A34
| Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year. | Number |
|---|---|
| Workshops, including Laundries | 1,831 |
| Workplaces | 225 |
| Bakehouses | 87 |
| Total numbers of workshops on Register | 2,143 |
5.—OTHER MATTERS.
| Class. | Number. | |
|---|---|---|
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector op Factories— | ||
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshops Act (s 133) | 46 | |
| Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspectors as remediable under the Public Health Acts, but not under the Factory Act, (s. 5) | Notified by H.M. Inspector | 42 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspectors | 42 | |
| Underground Bakehouses (s. 101)— | ||
| Certificates granted during the year | – | |
| In use at the end of year | | 27 | |
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3.— HOME WORK.
NATURE OF WORK
OUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 107.
Number of Inspections of
Outworkers' Premises
OUTWORK IN UNWHOLESOME PREMISES
SECTION 108
OUTWORK IN INFECTED PREMISES
SECTIONS 109,110
Lists received from
Employers
Names and Addresses
of Outworkers received
from other Councils
Instances
Notices served
Prosecutions
Names and Addresses
of Outworkers forwarded
to other Councils
Instances
Orders made
(S.110)
Proseccutions
Sectopms 109, 110
Prosecutions
Failing to keep
or permit inspection
of lists
Failing to send
lists
Twice in the
year
Once in the
year
Lists
Outworkers
Lists
Outworkers
144
1,620
2,360
Wearing apparel-(1) making, &c.,
958
...
...
3,673
...
...
...
...
...
...
7
88
(2) cleaning and washing
Lace, lace curtains and nets
3
...
...
...
6
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Artificial flowers
...
...
...
26
...
...
...
29
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
30
91
...
...
120
...
...
...
...
...
...
Furniture and upholstery
8
174
1
4
2
15
...
...
...
9
6
Carding, &c., of buttons, &c.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
91
Umbrellas, &c.
...
...
...
...
44
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
03
...
Paper bags and boxes
22
Brush making
903 |
...
...
50
533
...
...
590
...
...
...
...
...
...
14
...
190
3,055
8
92
3,055
1,684
...
...
5,900
...
Total
...
...
...
4.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end
of the year.
Class.
Number.
Matters notified to H.M. Inspector op Factories—
Workshops, including Laundries
1,831
Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshops
Act (s 133)
46
Notified by H.M.
Inspector
225
42
Workplaces
Action taken in matters referred
by H.M. Inspectors as remediable
under the Public Health Acts, but
not under the Factory Act,
(s. 5)
Reports (of action
taken) sent to
H.M. Inspectors
Bakehouses
42
87
2,143
Underground Bakehouses (s. 101) —
Total numbers of workshops on Register
Certificates granted during the year
-
27
542
...
482
...
...
...
...
...
...
1,358
...