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
Kensington 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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| NATURE OF WORK. | OUTWORKERS' LISTS. SECTION 107 . | Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 108. | Outwork in Infected Premises, Sections 109, 110. | ||||||||||||
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| Lists received from Employers. | Notices served on Occupiers as to keep-ing 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 | Workmen. | Contractors. | Workmen. | ||||||||||||
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6 | 7. | 8. | 9. | 10. | 11. | 12. | 13. | 14. | 15. | 16. |
| Wearing Apparel— | |||||||||||||||
| making, etc. | 82 | 143 | 676 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 15 | ||||||
| cleaning and washing | 22 | 20 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||||||
| Household linen | |||||||||||||||
| Lace, lace curtains and nets | |||||||||||||||
| Curtains and furniture hangings | |||||||||||||||
| Furniture and Upholstery | 4 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Electro Plate | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| File making | |||||||||||||||
| Brass and brass articles | |||||||||||||||
| Fur pulling | |||||||||||||||
| Cables and Chains | |||||||||||||||
| Anchors and Grapnels | |||||||||||||||
| Cart Gear | |||||||||||||||
| Locks, Latches and Keys | |||||||||||||||
| Umbrellas, etc. | |||||||||||||||
| Artificial flowers | |||||||||||||||
| Nets, other than wire nets | |||||||||||||||
| Tents | |||||||||||||||
| Sacks | |||||||||||||||
| Racquet and tennis balls | |||||||||||||||
| Paper, etc., boxes, paper bags | |||||||||||||||
| Brush making | |||||||||||||||
| Pea picking | |||||||||||||||
| Feather sorting | |||||||||||||||
| Carding, etc., of buttons, etc. | |||||||||||||||
| Stuffed Toys | |||||||||||||||
| Basket making | |||||||||||||||
| Chocolates and sweetmeats | |||||||||||||||
| Cosaques, Christmas crackers, Christmas stockings, etc. | |||||||||||||||
| Textile weaving | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 108 | 166 | 720 | 4 | 9 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 24 | ||||||
* Two lists have been sub-divided according to class of home work.