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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
Southwark 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 22. 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 Addresses of 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, 10). | ||||||
| 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. | 84 | 76 | 79 | 79 | 338 | 735 | ... | ... | 254 | 12 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
| (2) Cleaning and washing | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Lace, lace curtains and nets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Furniture and Upholstery | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Fur pulling | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Umbrellas | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Paper Bags and Boxes | 10 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 3 | 17 | ... | ... | 58 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Brushmaking | 8 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 9 | ... | ... | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Stuffed Toys | 1 | 4 | 1 | 20 | ... | 22 | ... | ... | 20 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| File making | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Electro Plate | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cables and Chains | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Anchors and Grapnels | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cart Gear | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Locks, Latches and Keys | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Miscellaneous | 10 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 22 | 19 | ... | ... | 33 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Total | 115 | 124 | 110 | 159 | 376 | 803 | ... | ... | 400 | 22 | 3 | ... | 5 | ... | ... |