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Lambeth 1908

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

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NATURE OF WORK (1)OUTWORKERS LISTS, SECTION 107.
Lists received from Employers.Address of Outworkers.§(10) Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists.
Twice in the year.Once in the year.(8) Received from other Councils.(9) Forwarded to other Councils.
Lists.†(2)Outworkers.!Lists.†(5)Outworkers.
Contractors (3)Workmen. (4)Contractors(6)Workmen. (7)
Wearing apparel— (1) making, &c.52443711...41882......
(2) cleaning and washing.........1...11......
Lace, lace curtains, and nets...........................
Artificial flowers..................7......
Nets, other than wire nets...........................
Tents...........................
Sacks...........................
Furniture and upholstery4...82...51......
Fur pulling...........................
Feather sorting...........................
Umbrellas, &c............................
Carding, &., of buttons, &c............................
Paper bags and boxes84511...1917......
Basket making...........................
Brush making..................8......
Racquet and tennis balls...........................
Stuffed toys..................2......
File making...........................
Electro-plate...........................
Cables and chains...........................
Anchors and grapnels...........................
Cart gear...........................
Locks, latches and keys...........................
Pea picking...........................
Total64849615...6691835179

.If an occupier gives out work of more than one of the classes specified in
in each class of work, the list is included among those in column 2 (or 5 as the case
columns 3 and 4 (or 6 and 7) into their respective classes.
†The figures required in columns 2, 3 and 4 are the total number of the lists
two lists each year and of the entries of names of outworkers in those lists. The entries in
—in some previous returns odd numbers have been inserted. The figures in columns 3 and
names are given, since in the February and August lists of the same employer the same
§In view of the wide discrepancies found to exist between the totals in the two
to give exact figures. Only those addresses should be counted which have actually been
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WORK.

OUTWORK in UNWHOLESOME PREMISES Sections 108.OUTWORK in INFECTED PREMISES Sections 109, 110.
Prosecutions.
Failing to keep or permit inspection of Lists.Failing to send Lists.Inspections of Outworkers' premises,Instances.Notices served.ProsecutionsInstances.Orders made (S. 100).Prosecutions (Section 109, 110)
(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)
Nill.Nill....Nill.Nill.Nill.6 Nill.Nill
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column 1, and subdivides his list in such a way as to show the number of workers
may be) against the principal class only, but the outworkers are assigned in
received from those employers who comply sttictly with the statutory duty of sending
column 2 must necessarily be ev n numbers, as there will be two lists for each employer
4 will usually be (approximately) double of the number of individual outworkers whose
outworker's name will often be repeated.
columns when the returns are added together, it is desired that care may be taken
received from or forwarded to other Councils during the year covered by the report.