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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
Battersea 1910
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1910
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3.—Home Work.
| NATURE OF WORK. | OUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 107. | Inspections of Out-workers' premises. | Outwork in Unwholesome Premises. Section 108. | Outwork in Infected Premises, Sections 109.110. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lists received from Employers. | Addresses of Out-workers. | ||||||||||||
| In-stances. | Notices served. | In-stances. | Orders made (S. 110). | ||||||||||
| Sending twice in the year. | Sending once in the year. | Received from other Councils. | Forwarded to other Councils. | ||||||||||
| Lists.- | Outworkers. | Lists. | Outworkers. | ||||||||||
| Contractors | Workmen. | Con-tractors. | Work-men. | ||||||||||
| Wearing Apparel— | |||||||||||||
| (1) Making, &c. | 69 | 50 | 394 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 331 | 185 | 916 | 51 | 54 | 2 | — |
| (2) Cleaning & washing | 8 | 15 | 11 | — | — | — | 3 | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Lace,lace curtains and nets | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Sacks | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Furniture and upholstery | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Fur pulling | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paper bags and boxes | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Brush making | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 81 | 65 | 411 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 358 | 209 | 954 | 52 | 55 | 2 | — |