London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Southwark 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
This page requires JavaScript
TABLE 58. 3.-Home Work.
| Nature of Work. | Outworkers' Lists, Section 107. | Number of Inspections of Outworkers' Premises. | Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, S. 108. | Outwork in Infected Premises, Sections 109-10. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lists received from Employers. | Nos. of Addressesof Outworkers received from other Councils. | Nos. of Addresses of Outworkers forwarded to other Councils. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Notices served. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Orders made. (S. 110). | Prosecutions. (Ss. 109, 110). | ||||||
| Twice in the year | Once in the year. | Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists. | Failing to send lists. | ||||||||||||
| Lists. | Outworkers. | Lists. | Outworkers. | ||||||||||||
| Wearing Apparel— | |||||||||||||||
| (1) Making, &c. | 94 | 767 | 5 | 23 | 976 | 620 | ... | ... | 441 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... |
| (2) Cleaning and washing | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Lace, lace curtains and nets | 4 | 28 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Furniture and Upholstery | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | ... | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Fur pulling | ... | ... | 1 | 11 | 7 | 10 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Umbrellas | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Paper Bags and Boxes | 24 | 255 | 2 | 8 | 39 | 68 | ... | ... | 111 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
| Brushmaking | 10 | 109 | 2 | 22 | 20 | 46 | ... | ... | 44 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... |
| Stuffed Toys | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| File making | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Electro Plate | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cables and Chains | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Anchors and Grapnels | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cart Gear | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Locks, Latches and Keys | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Miscellaneous | 10 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 84 | 92 | ... | 62 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Total | 146 | 1178 | 13 | 80 | 1135 | 851 | ... | ... | 677 | ... | ... | ... | 12 | ... | ... |