London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Barking 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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3.—HOMEWORK
| NATURE OF WORK. | OUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 107. | OUTWORK IN UNWHOLESOME PREMISES, SECTION 108. | OUTWORK IN INFECTED PREMISES, SECTIONS 109, 110. | ||||||||||||
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| Lists received from Employers. | Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists | Prosecutions. | |||||||||||||
| Sending Twice in the year. | Sending Once in the year. | failing to keep or permit inspection of lists. | Failing to send lists. | Instances. | Notices served. | Prosecution. | Instances. | Orders made (S. 110.) | Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110). | ||||||
| Lists. | Outworkers | Lists. | Outworkers | ||||||||||||
| Contractors. | Workmen. | Contractors. | Workmen. | ||||||||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) |
| Wearing Apparel— (1) making, &c | 20 | 3 | 72 | 21 | 1 | 35 | |||||||||
| (2) cleaning and washing | |||||||||||||||
| Household Linen | |||||||||||||||
| Lace, lace curtains and nets | |||||||||||||||
| Curtains and furniture hangings | |||||||||||||||
| Furniture and upholstery | |||||||||||||||
| Electro-plate | |||||||||||||||
| File making | |||||||||||||||
| Bras and brass articles | |||||||||||||||
| Fur pulling | |||||||||||||||
| Cables and chains | |||||||||||||||
| Anchors and grapnels | |||||||||||||||
| Cart gear | |||||||||||||||
| Locks, latches and keys | |||||||||||||||
| Umbrellas. &c | |||||||||||||||
| Artificial flowers | |||||||||||||||
| Nets, other than wire nets | |||||||||||||||
| Tents | |||||||||||||||
| Sacks | |||||||||||||||
| Racquet and tennis balls | |||||||||||||||
| Paper, &c., boxes, paper bags | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Brush making | |||||||||||||||
| Pea picking | |||||||||||||||
| Feather sorting | |||||||||||||||
| Carding, &c., of buttons, &c | |||||||||||||||
| Stuffed toys | |||||||||||||||
| Basket making | |||||||||||||||
| Chocolates and sweetmeats | |||||||||||||||
| Cosaques, Christmas crackers, Christmas stockings, &c. | |||||||||||||||
| Textile weaving | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 20 | 3 | 72 | 24 | 1 | 38 | |||||||||