Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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1. Section 107 (relating to lists of out-workers) and Section 108 (relating to
employment in unwholesome premises) shall apply to the following classes of
work :—
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.
II.—Section 110 (relating to the prohibition of home work in places where
there is infectious disease) shall apply to the following classes of work:—
The making, cleaning, washing, altering, ornamenting, finishing, and
. repairing of wearing apparel and any work incidental thereto (as in
the said section specified) ;
The making, ornamenting, mending, and finishing of lace and of lace
curtains and nets;
Upholstery work ;
Fur-pulling;
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.
2. The lists of out-workers required to be kept by Section 107 and the
copies thereof shall be kept and made in the form and manner and with the
particulars shown in the Schedule hereto.
3. This Order may be referred to as the Home Work Order of the 15th
August, 1905.
4. The Home Work Orders of the 11th December, 1901, and of the 14th
July, 1902, are hereby revoked.
A. Akkrs-Dougi.as,
Home Office, Whitehall, One of His Majesty's Principal
15th August, 1905. Secretaries of State.