Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report for 1913 of the Medical Officer of Health
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3.—HOME WORK.
NATURE OF WORK.* | OUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 107. | OUTWORK IN UNWHOLESOME PREMISES, SECTION 108. | OUTWORK IN INFECTED PREMISES, SECTIONS 109, 110. | ||||||||||||
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Lists received from Employers. | Notices servedon Occupiers as to keeping or sendingof lists. | Prosecutions. | |||||||||||||
Sending twice in the fear Sending once in the Year- | Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists. | Failing to send lists. | |||||||||||||
Outworkers.+ | Outwork ers.+ | Instances. | Notices served. | Prosecutions. | Instances | Orders made (Sec. 110). | Prosecutions (Sees. 109,110) | ||||||||
Lists.+ | Contractors | Work-men. | Lists. | Contractors | Work-men. | ||||||||||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) |
Wearing Apparel— | |||||||||||||||
(1) Making, &c | 54 | 177 | 354 | 1 | — | 1 | 59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
(2) Cleaning and washing | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Household linen | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
Lace, lace curtains and nets | - | 8 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Curtains and furniture hangings | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Furniture and Upholstery | — | 10 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electro-plate | — | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
File making; brass and brass articles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Fur pulling | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cables & chains; anchors & grapnels | — | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cart gear; locks, latches and keys | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Umbrellas, &c. | — | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Artificial flowers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nets, other than wire nets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tents; sacks | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Racquet and Tennis Balls | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paper bags and boxes | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Brush making | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Pea picking | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Feather sorting | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Carding, &c., of buttons, &c. | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Stuffed toys | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Basket making | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Processes incidental to the above | — | 25 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 54 | 249 | 369 | 1 | — | 1 | 59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
* 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 lias been done.
†The figures reciuired in columns 2, 3 and 4 are the total number of the lists received from those employers who comply strictly with the statutory duty ot
sending tivo lists each year, and of the entries of names of outworkers in those lists. The entries in column 2 must necessarily be even numbers, as there will be two
lists for each employer—in some previous returns od
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