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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of London 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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In spite of the fact that the printed notice has been regularly sent, it
became necessary upon several occasions to issue summonses against employers
for neglecting to comply with the Act.
The following particulars relate to the nine firms so dealt with in 1907 :—
| Date of Hearing. | Name. | Address. | Trade. | Where Heard. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6, King Street | 55 | ||||
| 55 | 55 | ||||
| 55 | 99 | ||||
| 55 | 55 | 99 | |||
| 5) | 99 | ||||
| 55 | 99 | ||||
| 55 | 55- | 99 |
From a return issued by H.M. Factory Department on the " Administration
by Local Authorities in 1906 of the Home-work provisions of the
Factory and Workshop Act, 1901," it appears that the total number of Outworkers
in the Administrative County of London for all industries coming
under the Act was 28,101, and that of this number 7,886, or more than
one-fourth, were notified by the Corporation.
In 106 instances it was found that no list of outworkers was kept in
the prescribed form at the employers' premises as required by the Act. The
offenders were warned of their neglect, and in no case was it necessary to
take legal proceedings.
During the year a large number of notifications of infectious disease in
connection with workers and outworkers have been received. In each case a
special visit was made to the employer's place of business, and all necessary
precautions taken to prevent a spread of the infection. The cases dealt
with numbered 109, and included 89 Scarlet Fever, 7 Enteric Feverj and
13 Diphtheria.