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Islington 1912

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]

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1912] 216

3.- HOME WORK.

NATURE OF WORK *Outworkers' Lists, Section 107Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 108.Outwork in Infected Premises. (Secs. 109, 110).
Lists received from Employers.Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists.Prosecutions.Instances.Notices served under Public Health (London) Act, 1891.ProsecutionsInstancesOrders made (S. 110).Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110).
Sending twice in the year.Sending once in the year.Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists.Failing to send lists.
Outworkers.†Outworkers
Lists.†Contractors.Workmen.Lists.Contractors.Workmen.
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)
Wearing Apparel—
(1) making, &c.250641,982481785417112626..24....
(2) cleaning and washing..............................
Household linen..............................
Lace, lace curtains and nets..............................
Curtains and furniture hangings..............................
Furniture and upholstery..............................
Electro-plate..............................
File making..............................
Brass and brass articles..............................
Fur pulling161626333..................
Cables and chains..............................
Anchors and grapnels..............................
Cart gear..............................
Locks, latches and keys..............................
Umbrellas, &c...............................
Artificial Flowers12..78........................
Nets, other than wire nets..............................
Tents..............................
Sacks..............................
Racquet and Tennis Balls..............................
Paper Bags and Boxes..8222444..................
Brush making..............................
Pea picking..............................
Feather sorting..............................
Carding, &c., of buttons, &c...............................
Stuffed toys..............................
Basket making..............................
Total296882,3085524924171126§26Nil24NilNil

•When an occupier gives out work of more than one of the classes specified in column 1, and subdivides his list in such a way as to show the number of workers in
each class of work, the list is included among those in column 2 (or 5 as the case may be) against the principal class only, but the outworkers are assigned in columns
3 and 4 (or 6 and 7) into their respective classes.
f The figures required in columns 2, 3, and 4 are the total number of the lists received from those employers who comply strictly with the statutory duty of sending
wo lists each year and of the entries of names of outworkers in those lists.
§ 26 instances of unwholesome premises because of unsatisfactory domestic conditions.