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Ealing 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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Sanitary Inspection of the District.
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3.—H ome W ork.
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. | 36 | 18 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 24 |
| Cardboard Boxes | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hand Bags | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Artificial Flowers | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Brush Making | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 38 | 19 | 33 | 24 | 24 | 28 |
There were no failures to send lists of outworkers
nor were there any infringements of the Acts. The .
premises were found in all instances to be satisfactory.
There were no cases of infectious disease at the premises
4.—The Registered Workshops in the District are as follows :—
| Bakehouses | 10 |
| Laundries | 2 |
| Dressmakers | 33 |
| Tailors | 17 |
| Milliners | 15 |
| Upholsterers | 8 |
| Miscellaneous | 67 |
| Total | 152 |