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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
Holborn 1906
Report for the year 1906 of the Medical Officer of Health
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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. | |||||||||||
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| Lists received from Employers. | Numbers of Addresses of Outworkers received Councils | Numbers of Addresses of Outworkers forwarded to other | Prosecutions. | In- stances. | Notices served. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Orders made (S. 110). | Prosecutions (Sections 109,110) | ||||||
| Twice in the year. | Once in the year. | Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists. | Failing to send lists. | ||||||||||||
| Lists.† | Out-workers.† | Lists. | Out-Out-workers. | ||||||||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) |
| Wearing Apparel— | |||||||||||||||
| (1) making, &c | 120 | 696 | 13 | 65 | 199 | 154 | — | — | 158 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (2) cleaning and washing | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lace, lace curtains and nets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Furniture and Upholstery | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fur pulling | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Umbrellas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Paper Bags and Boxes | 6 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 20 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brush making | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stuffed Toys | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| File making | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Electro Plate | — | — | 1 | 18 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cables and Chains | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anchors and Grapnels | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cart Gear | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Locks, Latches and Keys | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 128 | 737 | 16 | 92 | 205 | 186 | — | — | 166 | — | — | — | — | — | — |