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Fulham 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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Home Work done by Outworkers.
In certain industries specified in the Home
Work Orders of 1911, 1912, 1913 and 1929, made
by the Home Secretary, if work is given out by
employers or contractors to be done in private
houses, the workers are known as Outworkers
and the premises in which they work are subject
to inspection by the sanitary inspectors of the
Borough Council. In Fulham this is carried out
by the Woman Sanitary Inspector. The object
of the inspections is to prevent such work from
being done in unwholesome premises or in houses
in which infectious diseases are present.
The following table gives the number of out-workers' premises in the Borough, the nature of the work carried on, and the classification of the outworkers' premises into factories, workshops and workplaces.
| Nature of Work. | Nature of Premises. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factories. | Workshops. | Workplaces. | ||
| Wearing Apparel | 10 | 81 | ||
| Bootmaking | — | — | ||
| Stuffed Toys | — | — | 6 | |
| Miscellaneous | - | |||
| Totals | 10 | |||
In accordance with the provisions of the
Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, sec. 107, lists
known as Outworkers' Lists giving the names of
the workers and the addresses of the premises in
which they work, must be sent by the employers
and contractors to the Borough Council on 1st
February and 1st August. The following table
shows the lists received from Employers and
Contractors in accordance with the section :—