Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1907
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STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS, 1907.
No. 408.
FACTORY AND WORKSHOP.
Home Work.
The Home Work Order of 23rd May, 1907.
In pursuance of Sections 107, 108, and no of the Factory and
Workshop Act, 1901, I hereby make the following Order:—
I. Section 107 (relating to lists of out-workers) and Section 108
(relating to employment in unwholesome premises) shall apply to
the following classes of Work:—
The making, cleaning, washing, altering, ornamenting,
finishing, and repairing of wearing apparel;
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 or repairing of umbrellas, sunshades, parasols,
or parts thereof;
The making of artificial flowers;
The making of nets other than wire nets;
The making of tents;
The making or repairing of sacks ;
The covering of racket or tennis balls ;
The making of paper bags ;
The making of boxes or other receptacles or parts thereof
made wholly or partially of paper, cardboard, chip, or
similar material;
The making of brushes ;
Pea picking ;
Feather sorting;
The carding, boxing, or packeting of buttons, hooks, and
eyes, pins, and hair pins ;
The making of stuffed toys ;
The making of baskets;
And any processes incidental to the above.