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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
Lewisham 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND
| Defects | No.of defects | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | Prosecutions instituted | ||
| ToHM ByHM Inspector Inspector | |||||
| Want of cleanliness (SI) | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Overcrowding (S 2) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (S3) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation (S 4) | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S 6) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary conveniences (S 7): | |||||
| (a) insufficient | — | — | — | — | — |
| (b) unsuitable or defective | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | — |
| (c) not separate for sexes | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
| TOTAL | 11 | 7 | 4 | 7 | — |
OUTWORKERS
Under Section 133 of the Factories Act, 1961, the occupier of every factory and every
contractor employed by him must keep lists showing the names and addresses of all
outworkers directly employed by him and of the places where they are employed.
He must send to the Council in February and in August of each year, copies of those
lists showing all outworkers so employed by him during the preceding six months.
Section 134 of the same Act empowers the Council by notice in writing to the occupier
or any contractor employed by him to prohibit the employment of any persons as
home workers in premises which the Council regard as injurious or dangerous to
health.
The Home Work Order, 1911, specified the kinds of work to which these two sections apply. The types of work consist mainly of wearing apparel and textiles, the making of paper bags, boxes, brushes, baskets, artificial flowers, metal fittings, etc. The following is a list of such occupations:—
| Trade | Outworkers employed |
|---|---|
| Wearing apparel | 78 |
| Household linen | 1 |
| Lace | 7 |
| Artificial flowers | 1 |
| Box making | 4 |
| 91 |
The inspectors made 63 visits during the year. Reports were submitted to the
Council setting out the position with regard to outworkers in the Borough. No
adverse comments were made.
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