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City of London 1906

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]

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3. HOME WORK.

NATURE OF WORK. *OUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 107.Number of Inspections of Outworkers' premises.OUTWORK IN UNWHOLESOME PREMI8ES, SECTION 108.OUTWORK IN INFECTED PREMISES, SECTIONS 109, 110.
Lists received from Employers.Numbers of Addresses of Outworkers received from other councils.Numbers of Addresses of Outworkers forwarded to other Councils.Prosecutions.Instances.Notices served.Prosecutions.Instances.Orders made (S. 110).Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110).
Twice in the year.Once in the year.Failing to keep or permitFailing to send
(1)Lists. † (2)Outworkers. † (3)Lists. (4)Outworkers. (5)(6)(7)of lists. (8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)
Wearing Apparel—
(1) making, &c878Feb., 6,08012,484140Feb., 2051,0172913,347...1214
Aug., 6,404Aug., 812
(2) cleaning and washing
Lace, Lace Curtains and Nets2Feb., 11283Aug. 71...99.........
Aug., 17
Furniture and Upholstery
Fur pulling (Furriers)54Feb., 2254492Feb. 17...428......2
Aug., 224
Umbrellas24Feb., 1994112Feb., 2722478......4
Aug., 212Aug., 70
Paper Bags and Boxes
Brush making......1Aug. 24...24.........
Stuffed Toys
File making
Electro Plate............1......1
Cables and Chains
Anchors and Grapnels
Cart Gear
Locks, Latches and Keys
Total95813,3721541,2013214,376...1221

* If 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
class only, but the outworkers should be assigned in column 3 (or 5) into their respective classes. A footnote should be added to show that
†The figures required in columns 2 and 3 are the total number of list* received from employers who sent them both in February and
of such employers and (approximately) double of the number of individual outworkers whose names are given, since in the February and August

4.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.

Workshops on the Register (S. 131) at the end of the year.Number.
(1)(2)
Important classes of workshops, such as workshop bakehouses, may be enumerated here.Workshop Bakehouses (including two Factory Bakehouses)35
2,801
Total number of Workshops on Register2,836

much of it a, deals with this subject, to the^Swtotor/of Stoto' (Hwe Office) "'if the Atoi^l plei" ?'th 'D hia Annual Report to the District
number of workers in each clas3 of work, the list should be included among those in column 2 (or 4 as the case may be) against the principal
this has been done.
August as required by the Act and of the entries of names of outworkers in those lists. They will, therefore, usually be double of the number
lists of the same employer the same outworker's name will often be repeated.

5.—OTHER MATTERS.

ClassNumber.
(1)__(2)
Matters notified to H.M. Inspectors of Factories :—
Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (S. 133)38
Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspectorsas remediable under the Public Health Acts, but not under the Factory and Workshop Act (S. 5)Notified by H.M. Inspector39
Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector39
Other2
Underground Bakehouses (S. 101):—
Certificates granted during the yearNone.
In use at the end of the year27

Dated 190 (Signature) Medical Officer of Health.
Council to report specifically on the administration of that Act in workshops and workplaces, and to send a copy of his Annual Report, or so
unnecessaiy to include in the copy sent to the Home Office the portions which do not relate to factories, workshops, laundries workplaces
Memorandum of December, 1904. A further Memorandum, on the Home Work Provisions of the Factory Act, was issued to all District