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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
City of Westminster 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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A list must be kept in the form and with the particulars specified . . .
in the factory or workshop or place from which the work is given out,
and must be open to inspection by H.M. Inspectors and the officers of
the local authority; and a copy of the list signed and dated and
corrected rip to that date must be forwarded to the local authority of
the district on or before the first day of February and the first day of
August in each year.
Section 110 of the list, which prohibits home work in places where
there is infectious disease, is made to apply to the above, with the
exception of (d), (e), (g), (h), (i), (j).
The following table gives particulars of the outworkers whose addresses were received in 1905:—
| Nature of Employment. | Number of Employers who sent Lists. | Number of Outworkers. | Addresses of Outworkers. | Number of Residents in the City. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sent to other Authorities. | Received from other Authorities. | ||||
| Tailoring | 124 | 1,620 | 418 | 188 | 1,390 |
| Dressmakers | 37 | 327 | 177 | 49 | 198 |
| Theatrical costumiers | 1 | 19 | 13 | — | 6 |
| Waterproof makers | 1 | 8 | 3 | — | 5 |
| Church furnishers | 1 | 17 | 12 | — | 5 |
| Gold lace makers | 1 | 8 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Shirt makers | 9 | 27 | 11 | 12 | 39 |
| furriers | 5 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 19 |
| Hat and cap makers | 2 | 10 | — | 14 | 24 |
| Brace and belt makers | — | — | — | 10 | 10 |
| Feather cleaners | — | — | — | 7 | 7 |
| 181 | 2,052 | 642 | 283 | 1,705 | |
The total number of lists received was 312, giving 2,921 addresses
some employers only sent in one list in the year instead of two. These
figures must refer to a proportion only of the outworkers employed.
Very few of the employers send in the lists without being reminded of
their duty in the matter. It might be of use if the Home Office called
attention to the matter by advertisements in the public press just
before the dates appointed for the returns to be made.
Army Clothing Factory, Pimlico.—As a result of a conference last
summer between the Home Office and the War Office, instructions were
given for the preparation of plans of an improved system of ventilation,
but apparently steps have not yet been taken to carry out the scheme.
Hair-Dressers' and Barbers' Saloons.—The Council received a letter
from the Incorporated Guild of Hair-dressers, Wig-makers, and Barbers,
dated the 22nd December, 1904, stating that the Guild has for a long
time past been actively considering the question bf sanitation in respect
of the saloons of hair-dressers and barbers, with the result that a set of