London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Finsbury 1907
Report on the public health of Finsbury 1907 including annual report on factories and workshops
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OUT-WORKERS.
| Number of out-workers' premises visited | 603 | |
| Number of visits made | First visits 603 | 684 |
| Re-visits 81 | ||
| ,, ,, home-workers | 214 | |
| „ ,, out-workers' workshops | 19 | |
| Number in which wrong address was given or out-worker had removed | 389 | |
HOME-WORKERS.
| Particulars relating to work in 214 homes. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Number in which work was done in work-rooms | 21 | ||
| ,, ,, „ ,, living-rooms | 69 | ||
| „ „ „ „ bed-rooms | 13 | ||
| „ ,, ,, ,, bed and living-rooms | 111 | ||
| 214 | |||
| ,, of cases in which room was clean | 122 | ||
| ,, „ ,, ,, in fair order | 80 | ||
| „ „ „ „ dirty | 12 | ||
| 214 | |||
| „ of one room tenements | 50 | ||
| „ of two „ „ | 98 | ||
| ,, of three „ ,, | 40 | ||
| „ of four or more „ | 26 | ||
| 214 | |||
| ,, of persons working as home-workers | Men | 27 | |
| Women | 217 | ||
| 244 | |||
IV. Outworkers' Lists.
Under Section 107 of the Act, employers in certain industries,
namely: (a) making, cleaning, washing, altering, finishing and
repairing of wearing apparel; (b) ditto for lace, lace curtains, and
nets; (c) cabinet and furniture making and upholstery work; (d)
electro-plating; (e) making of files; (f) fur-pulling; (g) making of
cables and chains; (h) making of anchors and grapnels; (i) making
of cart gear; (j) making of locks, latches and keys; (k) making,
etc., of umbrellas; (l) making of artificial flowers; (m) making of
nets; (n) making of tents; (o) sack making; (p) racket and tennis
ball making; (q) paper bag making; (r) paper, chip and cardboard
box making: (s) brush making; (t) pea picking; (u) feather sorting;