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The provisions of the Act are as follows:—
(1) Unwholesome dwellings.—If any place in which home work is being done in
connection with the business of a factory or workshop is injurious or dangerous to the
health of the persons working there, the Council may, by notice to the occupier of the
factory or workshop, or to any contractor employed by such occupier, prohibit him from
giving out work to be done in that place.
The power may be exercised also in the case of work given out from places other than
factories or workshops, e.g., laundries, warehouses, shops, &c.
The power does not apply to all classes of home work, but only to those which may be
specified by orders of the Secretary of State. The classes of work in regard to which the
power may be exercised by the Council have been fixed 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 curtainsand
nets ;
Cabinet and furniture making, and upholstery work ;
The making of electro-plate ;
The making of tiles ; and
Fur-pulling.
(2) Infected dwellings.—If any inmate of a house in which home work is done is
suffering from any infectious disease which is required by law to be notified to the local
authority, the Council may, whether such inmate has been removed from the house or
not, by order served on the occupier of any factory, workshop, or other place from which
work is given out, or on any contractor employed by such occupier, prohibit him from
giving out such work to any person living or working in the house during such time as
the Council may fix. In an emergency, the power may be exercised by any two or
more members of the Council acting on the advice of the Medical Officer of Health.
This power, like the last, does not apply to all classes of work, but only to such as
the Secretarv of State may fix. The classes of work in regard to which the power may
be exercised have been fixed 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 ;
Upholstery work ; and
Fur-pulling.
In order that the Council may be kept fully informed as to the places in its district in
which home work is being done, occupiers of factories, workshops, or any place from
which work is given out, and contractors employed by such occupiers are required, in
regard to such classes of work as may be fixed by the Secretary of State, to keep lists
showing the names and addresses of all persons employed by them, either as workmen or
as contractors outside such factory, workshop or place, and the place where they are
employed, and to send to the Council twice a year (viz., on or before the 1st February
and the 1st August) copies of such lists.