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Hampstead 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead, Metropolitan Borough of]
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3.—Home Work.
| NATURE OF WORK. | Outworkers' Lists, Section 107. | Outwork in unwholesome premises, Sec, 108. | Outwork in infected premises, Sections 109, 110. | ||||||||||||
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| Lists received from Employers. | Notices served on Occu| piers as to keeping or sending lists. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Notices served. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Orders made (S. 110). | Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110). | |||||||
| Sending Twice in the year. | Sending Once in the year. | Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists. | Failing to send lists. | ||||||||||||
| Outworkers. | Outworkers. | ||||||||||||||
| Lists. | Contractors. | Workmen. | Lists. | Contractors. | Workmen. | ||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | (5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Wearing Apparel— | |||||||||||||||
| (1.) making, etc | 78 | 28 | 153 | 7 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (2) cleaning and washing | 12 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Household linen | — | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lace, lace curtains and nets | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Curtains and furniture hangings | 4 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Furniture and upholstery | 12 | 10 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Electro-plate | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — |
| File making | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brass and brass articles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fur pulling | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cables and chains | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anchors and grapnels | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cart gear | — | — | —_ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Locks, latches and keys | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Umbrellas, etc. | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Artificial flowers | — | ||||||||||||||
| Nets, other than wire nets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | |
| Tents | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sacks | — | —_ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Racquet and tennis balls | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paper, &c., boxes, paper bags | 2 | _ | 27 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Brush making | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pea picking | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —_ | —_ | —_ | — |
| Feather sorting | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carding, etc., of buttons, etc. | — | —_ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stuffed toys | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Basket making | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chocolates and sweetmeats | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 108 | 92 | 226 | 8 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
In the case of those occupiers who gave out work of more than one of the classes specified in Column 1, and subdivided their lists in such a way as to show the
number of workers in each class of work, the list has been included among those in column 2 (or 5 as the case may be) against the principal class only, but the
outworkers have been assigned in columns 3 and 4 (or 6 and 7) into their respective classes.