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City of London 1924

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

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Men Inspectors.Woman Inspector.Totals
INSPECTION OF OUTWORKERS' PREMISES AND DOMESTIC WORKSHOPS—contd.Special. Inspector Gathercole.East District. Inspector Robinson.West District. Inspector McGrath.Miss Wilkinson.
Domestic Workshops at which Outwork is received—
Inspections...............
Defects found...............
Defects remedied...............
Domestic Workshops which do not receive Outwork—...............
Inspections...............
Defects found...............
Defects remedied...............
Places from which " work is given out," but which are not registered as factories or workshops—
Inspections...53...8
Defects found...............
Defects remedied...............
WOMAN INSPECTOR.
Offices, Inspections (Tenancies)...............
Do. Defects found...............
Do. Defects remedied...............
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1904, Inspections of Premises after Cleansing of Children...............
Do. Do. Defects found...............
Do. Do. Defects remedied...............
Children Act, 1908 (Nurse Children), Inspections of Premises.........66
Do. Do. Defects found...............
Do. Do. Defects remedied...............
Underground Conveniences for Women, Inspections.........2828
Do. Do. Defects found.........1515
Do. Do. Defects remedied.........33
Railway Stations (Ladies' Rooms), Inspections.........2626
Do. Do. Do. Defects found.........1818
Do. Do. Do. Defects remedied.........44
Notification of Births Act, 1907, Visits.........321321
Number of Mothers attending Welfare Centre for advice.........564564
Special Visits.........101101

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OUTWORKERS AND HOMEWORKERS.—The provisions of the Act
relating to "Outworkers" were carried out as heretofore, and the lists of the
names and addresses of workers receiving work from the City firms were duly
received without the necessity for legal proceedings.
In 64 cases employers neglected to keep lists at their premises and to send
copies of the same to the Corporation as required by the Act. Notice in each
case was served upon the offender and in all cases complied with.
No case of infectious disease was reported in connection with premises
occupied by outworkers in the City. One contact with Scarlet Fever and two
contacts with Diphtheria were reported. The necessary enquiries were made and
suitable precautions taken.

Table: The following figures show the number of Outworkers notified since 1902:—

The following figures show the number of Outworkers notified since 1902:—

Year.Number of Lists received.Outworkers Employed in City.Outworkers Employed outside City.Total number of Outworkers.
1902...173,7523,769
(Note.—First Notice issued to all employers at the end of 1904.)
19055762367,8918,127
19081,50662416,90917,533
19111,51565616,40517,061
19121,48170915,77716,486
19131,52371816,02516,743
19141,58173915,94116,680
19151,58980715,44416,251
19161,48166114,76615,427
19171,36660213,31913,921
19181,39560712,80213,409
19191,37968812,58113,269
19201,35980213,10213,904
19211,41171711,03511,752
19221,49378311,95612,739
19231,40670112,11412,815
19241.42684812,23413,082