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OFFENSIVE TRADES (PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 1936 - SECTIONS 107 & 108)
There are four offensive trades operating in the Borough as follows:-
Tripe Boiler J.L. Henson Limited, 26/40 Vale Royal, N7.
Fat Melter J.L. Henson Limited, 26/40 Vale Royal, N7.
Fur Skin Dresser J.A. Fischer Limited, 440A Hornsey Road, N19.
Gut Scraper Geo. Tracey & Co. Ltd., 5 Tileyard Road, N7.
Routine inspections were carried out during the year, but no action was required to be taken by
the Council.
OUTWORK (FACTORIES ACT 1961 - SECTIONS 133 and 134)
Visits were made to the homes of persons, in the borough notified as outworkers. In no case
was it found that work was being undertaken in unwholesome premises. Types of outwork and
numbers of workers were as follows:-
TYPE OF OUTWORK
LIVING IN BOROUGH
LIVING IN OTHER BOROUGHS
Employed by
firms in
borough
Employed by
firms out
of borough
Employed by firms
in borough
Making, cleaning, washing, altering, ornamenting,
finishing and repairing of wearing apparel
134 61 661
Making up, ornamenting, finishing and repairing of
table linen, bed linen or other household linen
27 — 30
Making ornamenting, mending and finishing of lace
and of lace curtains and nets
— — 1
Making of curtains and furniture hangings — — 4
Cabinet and furniture making and upholstery work — — —
Making or repairing of umbrellas, sunshades,
parasols, or parts thereof
— — 13
Making of artificial flowers 1 — 4
Making of tents 1 — —
Making of boxes or other receptacles or parts
thereof made wholly or partially of paper,
cardboard, chip or similar material
33 1 33
Making of brushes — 1 —
Carding, boxing or packeting of buttons, hooks
and eyes, pins and hair pins
5 1 4
Making of stuffed toys 1 — —
Christmas stockings, or similar articles or parts of
articles
14 — 4
Unspecified — — 5
TOTALS 216 64 759
One company was successfully prosecuted for persistently failing to make a bi-annual return of
outworkers employed by them, as required under Section 133 of the Act. A fine of £20 was imposed,
together with £20 costs.
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