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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
Greenwich 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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Outwork—(Sections 110 and 111)
| Nature of Work | Section 110 | Section 111 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of out-workers in August list required by Sect. 110(1) (c) | No. of cases of default in sending list to the Council | No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists | No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises | Notices served | Prosecutions | ||
| Wearing apparel | Making, etc. | 47 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Racquet and tennis balls | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Paper bags | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Carding, etc., of buttons, etc. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cosaques, Christmas crackers, Christmas | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Lampshades | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Outworkers. Twice yearly, February and August, the
Factory Act requires all employers of outworkers to forward to the
Local Authority a list giving the names and addresses of all employed
in homework during the previous six months.
Notifications received from Greenwich firms of:—
(a) Outworkers resident in the Borough 5
(b) Outworkers resident outside the Borough 14
Notifications received from firms outside the Borough of:—
Outworkers resident in the Borough 128
Total number of Greenwich residents employed as
outworkers (as given in August list) 67
Premises where homework is carried on were visited on 160
occasions by the Lady Sanitary Inspector. In no instance was it
necessary to take action because of infectious disease.
Grit Emission.—The Sub-Committee appointed by the Council
to consider this problem made further investigations during the
year into the means whereby the emission of grit from the two local
power stations could be eliminated or at least substantially reduced
from the present propertions. As stated in my previous Report, an