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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
Hammersmith 1923
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health of the Borough of Hammersmith for the year 1923
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3.—HOME WORK.
| Nature of Work. | Outworkers' List, Section 107. | Outwork in Unwholesome premises, Sec. 108. | Outwork in In ected Premises Secs. 109. 110. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lists received from Employers. | Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists. | Prosecutions. | |||||||||||||
| Twice in the year | Once in the year | Failing to keep or permit in-pection of Lists. | Failing to send Lists. | Instances. | Notices served. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Orders made (Sec. 110). | Prosecutions (Sec. 109, 110) | ||||||
| Lists. | Outworkers. | Lists | Outworkers | ||||||||||||
| Contractors. | Work men. | Contractors. | Work men. | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Wearing apparel— | |||||||||||||||
| (1) making, etc | 19 | 6 | 47 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| (2) cleaning and washing | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Furniture and upholstery | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Total | 19 | 6 | 47 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
4.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
| Workshops on the Register (S. 131) at the end of the year | Number. |
|---|---|
| Bakehouses | 33 |
| Dressmakers | 74 |
| Laundries | 29 |
| Others | 288 |
| Total number of workshops on Register | 424 |
5.—OTHER MATTERS.
| Class. | Number. | |
|---|---|---|
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories— | ||
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act 1901 (S. 133) | 1 | |
| Action taken in matters re-ferred by H.M. Inspector as remediable under the Public Health Acts, but -not under the Factory and Workshop Act 1901 (S. 5). | Notified by H. M. Inspector | 13 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H. M. Inspector | 13 | |
| Other | 9 | |
| Underground bakehouses (S. 101)— | ||
| Certificates granted during year | — | |
| In use at the end of the year | 32 | |