London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1912
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1912
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3.—Home Work.
| NATURE OF WORK. | OUTWORKERS' LISTS. SECTION 107. | Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Sec. 108. | Outwork in Inpected Premises, Secs. 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 (Secs. 109,110) | |||||||
| Sending twice in the year. | Sending once in the year. | Failing to keep or permit inpection of lists. | Failing to send lists. | ||||||||||||
| Lists. | Outworkers. | Lists. | Outworkers. | ||||||||||||
| Contractors. | Workmen. | Contractors. | Workmen. | ||||||||||||
| Wearing Apparel— | |||||||||||||||
| (1) Making, &c. | 68 | 41 | 305 | 7 | 1 | 22 | — | — | — | 33 | 33 | — | — | — | — |
| (2) Cleaning and washing | 4 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Furniture and upholstery | 2 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Trades | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 76 | 41 | 320 | 7 | 1 | 22 | — | — | — | 33 | 33 | — | — | — | — |