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Outworkers—(Home Work).
Certain specified classes of work done at the homes are controlled
by the Act. There are 82 such outworkers (or home-workers) in
Hampstead known to the Public Health Department. Of these 57 arc
single workers. Persons sending out homework are required to keep
lists of their home-workers and to send copies of these lists to the
Borough Council during February and August in each year, and to
show thereon all outworkers employed during the previous six months.
In February, 38 lists were received, and 37 lists in August.
These lists included the names of 111 and 101 home-workers respectively.
In many instances, of course, the same outworker's name was
reported by different firms twice in the year. Of the actual outworkers
thus notified, amounting to 133, 20 belonged to Hampstead and 113
elsewhere. Particulars of the latter were sent to the Local Authorities
concerned, while information concerning 27 outworkers resident
in Hampstead was received from other Authorities.
In no instance during 1938 was homework found to be carried
on in unwholesome premises.
Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919.
The Borough Council issues an advisory leaflet on the eradication
of rats and mice, and rat poison may be purchased from the Public
Health Department. Upon request, the Council sends an employee,
who lays poison baits at infested premises on three separate occasions,
for the sum of ten shillings. The services of a firm of professional
rat catchers are engaged to deal with any specially infested areas.
Advice and help has been given by the Sanitary Inspectors in
connection with 66 complaints of nuisances from rats and mice.
During "Rat Week" 1st to 6th November, organised by the
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, posters were displayed throughout
the Borough urging the eradication of this form of vermin, and
baited traps were used in the sewers.
Shops Act, 1934.
During the year 383 shops were inspected with a view to
investigating as to (1) the provision of suitable and sufficient
ventilation, (2) the maintenance of a reasonable temperature, and (3)
the provision of suitable and sufficient sanitary conveniences for use of
persons employed in or about the shop.