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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
Chelsea 1908
Annual report for 1908 of the Medical Officer of Health
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3.—HOME WORK.
| NATURE OF WORK. (1) | OUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 107. | Number of Inspections of Outworkers' premises. (12) | 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 from other Councils. (8) | Numbers of Addresses of Outworkers forwarded to other Councils. (9) | Prosecutions. | ||||||||||||||
| Twice in the Year. | Once in the Year. | Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists. (10) | Failing to send lists. (11) | Instances. (13) | Notices served. (14) | Prosecutions. (15) | Instances. (16) | Orders made (Sec. 110). (17) | Prosecutions (Secs. 109,110) (18) | ||||||||
| Lists.† (2) | Outworkers. † | Lists.† (5) | Outworkers.† | ||||||||||||||
| Contractors. (3) | Workmen. (4) | Contractors. (6) | Workmen. (7) | ||||||||||||||
| Wearing Apparel— | |||||||||||||||||
| (1) making, &c. | 58 | 67 | 627 | 7 | - | 17 | 112 | 556 | - | — | 88 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| (2) cleaning and washing | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lace, lace curtains and nets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Artificial flowers | - | — | — | 1 | - | 5 | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nets, other than wire nets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tents | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sacks | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Furniture and Upholstery | 6 | 6 | 21 | 1 | - | 4 | 2 | 6 | - | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fur pulling | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feather sorting | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — |
| Umbrellas, &c. | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carding, &c., of buttons, &c. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paper Bags and Boxes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Basket making | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brush making | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Racquet and Tennis Balls | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Stuffed Toys | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| File making | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Electro Plate | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cables and Chains | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anchors and Grapnels | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cart Gear | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Locks, Latches and Keys | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pea picking | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 64 | 91 | 648 | 9 | — | 26 | 114 | 580 | - | - | 90 | - | 3 | - | — | - | — |
* If an occupier gives out work of more than one of the classes specified in column 1, and subdivides his list in such a way as to show the number of workers in each class of work, the
list should be included among those in column 2 (or 5 as the case may be) against the principal class only but the outworkers should be assigned in columns 3 and 4 (or 6 and 7) into their
respective classes. A footnote should be added to show that this has been done.
† The figures required in columns 2, 3 and 4 are the total number of lists (received from employers who sent them both in February and August as required by the Act) and of the entries
of names of outworkers in those lists. They will, therefore, usually be double of the number of such employers and (approximately) double of the number of individual outworkers whose
names are given, since in the February and August lists of the same employer the same outworker's name will often be repeated.