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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
Ealing 1918
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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3.—Home Work.
Outworkers Lists, Section 107
| Nature of Work | Sending twice in a year. | Sending once in a year. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lists | Contracts | Workmen | Lists | Contracts | Workmen | |
| Wearing Apparel making, etc. | 16 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 27 |
| Household Linen | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Stuffed Toys | — | — | - | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Artificial Flowers | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 16 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 34 |
There were no failures to send lists of outworkers nor were there
any infringements of the Acts.
4.—The Registered Workshops in the District are as follows:—
| Bakehouses | 24 |
| Laundries | 10 |
| Dressmakers | 25 |
| Tailors | 17 |
| Millinery | 5 |
| Miscellaneous | 55 |
| Total | 136 |
5.—Other Matters, nil.