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Poplar 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Home-Work Order, 23rd May, 1907.
Under date the 23rd of May, 1907, the Home Secretary made an
Order (No. 408) in pursuance of Sections 107, 108 and 110 of the Factory
and Workshop Act, 1901, relating respectively to lists of outworkers,
employment in unwholesome premises, and prohibition of home-work in
places where there is infectious disease.
The Order stated the classes of work referred to in the aforementioned
sections, and also contained a schedule giving the list of outworkers
required to be kept by Section 107, and the form and manner,
with the particulars, in which such lists should be kept.
| Class of Homework. | 1907. Number of Lists received. | Number of Addresses of Outworkers. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Due Feb 1st. | Due Aug. 1st. | Forwarded to other Authorities. | Received from other Authorities, | |||||
| No. of Lists. | No. of Outworkers. | No. of Lists. | No. of Outworkers. | Due Feb. 1. | Due Aug. 1. | Due Feb. 1. | Due Aug. 1. | |
| Total | 67 | 1096 | 72 | 1410 | 449 | 650 | 772 | 834 |
| Tailoring | 46 | 585 | 48 | 598 | ||||
| Shirtmaking | 4 | 224 | 5 | 210 | ||||
| Miscellaneous | 9 | 142 | 8 | 138 | ||||
| Shoemakers | 6 | 36‡ | 6 | 39‡ | ||||
| Boxes | 2 | 109 | 5 | 425 | ||||
See pages 109, 110 and 115. † 31 Males and 5 Females. ‡ 35 Males and 4 Females.