Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report for the year 1911 of the Medical Officer of Health
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3.—Home Work.
| NATURE OF WORK.* | Outworkers' Lists, Section 107. | Outwork in unwholesome premises, Sec. 108. | Outwork in infected premises. Sections 109, 110. | ||||||||||||
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| Lists received from Employers. | Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists. | Prosecutions | Instances. | Notices served. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Orders made (S. 110). | Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110). | |||||||
| Sending Twice in the year. | Sending Once in the year. | Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists. | Failing to send lists. | ||||||||||||
| Lists. | Outworkers. | Lists. | Outworkers. | ||||||||||||
| Contractors. | Work-men. | Con0tractors. | Workmen. | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Wearing Apparel— | |||||||||||||||
| (1) making, etc | 102 | 43 | 178 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (2) cleaning and washing | 14 | 29 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| household linen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lace, lace curtains and nets | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Curtains and furniture hangings | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Furniture and upholstery | 10 | 17 | 17 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Electro-plate | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| File making | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brass and brass articles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fur pulling | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cables and chains | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anchors and grapnels | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cart gear | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Locks, latches and keys | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Umbrellas, etc. | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Artificial flowers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nets, other than wire nets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tents | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sacks | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Racquet and tennis balls | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paper bags and boxes | 2 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brush making | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pea picking | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Feather sorting | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carding, etc., of buttons, etc. | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stuffed toys | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Basket making | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 128 | 101 | 234 | 6 | 3 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
*In the case of those occupiers who gave out work of more than one of the classes specified in Column 1, and subdivided their lists in such a way as to show the
number of workers in each class of work, the list has been included among those in column 2 (or 5 as the case may be) against the principal class only, but the
outworkers have been assigned in columns 3 and 4 (or 6 and 7) into their respective classes.