Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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3.—home work.
Outworkers' Lists, Sections 107, 108. 109 & 110.
nature of work. | Section 107. | Inspections of | Outworkers' premises | Sec. 108 | Sees. 109, 110 | |||||||||
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Twice Yearly | Once Yearly | Outworkers received from other Councils | Outw'k'rs forwaided to other Councils | Notices served on occupiers as to keeping or sending lists | Unwholesome Premises, instances | Unwholesome Premises, Notices served | Infected Premises Instances | ||||||
Lists | Outworkers, Contractors | Outworkers, Workmen | 1 Lists 1 | Outworkers Contractors | Outworkers' Workmen | ||||||||
Wearing Apparel— | |||||||||||||
(1) making. &c. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 39 | ... | ... | 39 | 1 | 1 | ... |
(2) cleaning and washing | 24 | 12 | 30 | 25 | 21 | 27 | ... | ... | 31 | 57 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Lace, lace curtains and nets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
Brush making | 2 | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... |
Stuffed toys | 2 | ... | 128 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | ... | 112 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Total | 28 | 12 | 168 | 25 | 21 | 27 | 4.2 | 19 | 34 | 221 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
4—Registered Workshops.
Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year— | |
Laundries | 291 |
Dressmaking | 34 |
Millinery | 3 |
Tailoring | 7 |
Bakehouses | 29 |
Others | 53 |
Total number of worksheps on Register | 417 |
5—Other Matters.
Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories— | ||
Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 133) | 16 | |
Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspector as remediable under the Public Health Acts, but not under the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 5) | fNotifi;d by H.M. Inspector | 15 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector. | 15 | |
Underground Bakehouses (s. 101) — | ||
In use at the end of the year . | 8 | |
Your obedient servant. | ||
D.J.THOMAS. |