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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 racquet 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 process incidental to the above.
The number of lists received from employers was 127, and the
number of addresses contained in the lists was 450. In 382 instances
it was found that the addresses were outside Hampstead and in
accordance with the Act they were sent to the Medical Officers of
Health of their respective districts. The number of addresses of
persons stated to be Hampstead workers received from the
Medical Officers of Health of the districts in which the employers
of these workers carried on business was 54, but only 35 of these
were really addresses of Hampstead outworkers.
The total number of outwotkers' premises in Hampstead is 75.
Of these 2 are factories, 43 are workshops (18 of these being
domestic workshops), 1 is a workplace, and in 29 cases only a single
worker is employed on the premises.