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Outworkers.
During 1935, 720 names and addresses of outworkers residing in
Camberwell were reported by employers and the Medical Officers of
Health of other districts.
There are 531 premises in this Borough where outwork is being
conducted. The number of inspections of these premises was 685,
and 28 notices under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, were
served to remedy sanitary defects existing at these premises.
One case of infectious disease was reported during the year
from premises where home work was carried on, and the necessary
precautionary measures were taken to prevent the spread of infection.
During the year it was necessary to send a cautionary letter to
5 employers for neglecting to comply with the provisions of
Section 107 of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, which requires
all contractors employing outworkers to send on February Ist, and
August Ist, in each year, a list of the names and addresses of such
outworkers to the Medical Officer of Health of the district.