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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

Islington 1908

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

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Table: 3.- HOME WORK

3.- HOME WORK

NATURE OF WORK 1outworkers' lists, section 107.Inspections of Outworkers' Premises.Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 108.Outwork in Infected Premises (Secs. 109. 110).
Lists received from Employers.Addresses of Outworkers.Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists.Prosecutions.Instances.Notices served.Prosecutions.InstancesOrders made (S. 110).Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110).
Sending twice in the year.Sending once in the year.Received from other Councils.Forwarded to other Councils.Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists.Failing to send lists.
Lists.Outworkers.†Lists.Outworkers.
ContractorsWorkmen.Contractors.Workmen.
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)
Wearing Apparel—14‡
(1) making, &c6485303,9343142601,9442,5071,392203....6828842..31....
(2) cleaning and washing4442224......................
Lace, lace curtains and nets....................................
Artificial Flowers12..2046..88104253....89188..2....
Nets, other than wire nets....................................
Tents....................................
Sacks....................................
Furniture and Upholstery6..253..145..2....41..........
Fur pulling....................................
Feather sorting....................................
Umbrellas, &c2..41..211..1....1111........
Carding, &c., of buttons, &c.....................................
Paper Bags and Boxes24..18112..8126143....482412..4....
Basket making....................................
Brush making....69....3249........2682..1....
Racquet and Tennis Balls......................................
Stuffed Toys....10....52........2............
File making....................................
Electro Plate....7....34........41..........
Cables and Chains2..61..33........3............
Anchors and Grapnels....................................
Cart Gear....................................
Locks, Latches and Keys....................................
Pea picking....................................
Total6985344,4443392622,1742,7151,431212....86914179..38....

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[1908
Outwork
in Infected
Premises
(Secs. 109. 110).
Prosecutions
(Sections 109, 110).
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Orders made
(S. 110)
(18)
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Instances
(17)
31
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38
Outwork in
Unwholesome
Premises,
Section 108.
Prosecutions.
(16)
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Notices served.
(15)
14‡
42
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8
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12
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79
Instances.
(14)
88
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18
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1
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24
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8
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141
Inspections of Outworkers'
Premises.
(13)
682
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89
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4
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11
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48
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26
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3
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869
Outworkers' Lists, Section 107.
Prosecutions.
Failing to send
lists.
(12)
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Failing to keep or
permit inspection
of lists.
(11)
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Notices served on Occupiers
as to keeping or
sending lists.
(10)
203
3
2
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3
212
Addresses of
Outworkers.
Forwarded to
other Councils.
(9)
1,392
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25
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14
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1,431
Received from
other Councils.
(8)
1
2,507 1
4 1
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104
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5
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11
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26
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49
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3
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2,715
Lists received from Employers.
Sending once in the year.
Outworkers.
Workmen.
(7)
1,944
2
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88
• •
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14
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2
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81
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32
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5
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3
3
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••
2,174
Contractors.
(6)
260
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262
Lists.
(5)
314
2
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12
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339
Sending twice in the year.
Out workers,†
Workmen.
(41
3,934
4
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204
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25
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4
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181
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69
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10
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7
6
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4,444
Contractors.
(3)
530
4
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534
Lists.
(2)
648
4
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12
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6
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2
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24
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2
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698
NATURE OF WORK *
(1)
Wearing Apparel—
(1) making, &c
(2) cleaning and washing
Lace, lace curtains and nets
Artificial Flowers
Nets, other than wire nets..
Tents
Sacks
Furniture and Upholstery
Fur pulling
Feather sorting
Umbrellas, &c.
Carding, &c., of buttons, &c.
Paper Bags and Boxes
Basket making
Brush making
Racquet and Tennis Balls
Stuffed Toys
File making
Electro Plate
Cables and Chains
Anchors and Grapnels
Cart Gear
Locks, Latches and Keys
Pea picking
Total
*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.
‡14 Wearing Apparel and 2 Boxmakers for drinking water supply (L.C.C. General Powers Act).
Note.—50 addresses of Artificial Florists, 7 of Electro Plate Workers, 60 of Paper Bag Makers, 69 of Brushmakers, and 10 of Stuffed Toy
Makers are included in other lists.