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170 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Outworkers.
A new Order under the Factory and Workshop Act was issued by
the Home Secretary in August, 1905, specifying the trades to which
it applies, which are as follows :—
The making, cleaning, washing, altering, ornamenting, finishing,,
and repairing of wearing apparel and any work incidental
thereto ;
The making, ornamenting, mending, and finishing of lace and of
lace curtains and nets;
Cabinet and furniture making and upholstery work ;
The making of electro-plate ;
The making of files ;
Fur-pulling;
The making of iron and steel cables and chains ;
The making of iron and steel anchors and grapnels;
The making of cart gear, including swivels, rings, loops, gear
buckles, mullin bits, hooks and attachments of all kinds;
The making of locks, latches and keys;
The making of covers for, and the covering, finishing, altering or
repairing of, umbrellas, sunshades, parasols and articles of a
similar character, and any work incidental thereto;
The making of paper bags and of paper boxes ;
Brushmaking ; and
The making of stuffed toys.
The total number of lists received during the year was 33,
compared with 36 in 1904. These list contained the addresses of 365
workers, a decrease of ten compared with the previous year. Of these
231 were forwarded to other authorities, and 146 addresses of outworkers
working in this Borough for persons outside the Borough
were received from other authorities.
The following are the districts to which lists of outworkers
were forwarded, and also the number of outworkers :—Battersea, 92
Lambeth, 38 ; Camberwell, 16 ; Croydon, 13 ; Wimbledon,nine; Fulham,
eight; Southwark, seven; Stepney, six ; Chelsea and East-Ham, five
each ; Bermondsey and St. Pancras, four each ; City of London, Stoke
Newington, Westminster and Willesden, three each ; Ilford, Hackney