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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
Leyton 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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5.— HOME WORK.
| NATURE OF WORK. | outworkers' lists, section 107. | outwork in unwholesome premises, section 108. | outwork in infected premises, secs. 109, 110. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lists received from Employers. | Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists. | Instances and Notices served. | Instances and Orders made (s. 110). | ||||||
| Sending once in the year. | Sending twice in the year. | ||||||||
| Lists. | Outworkers. | Lists. | Outworkers. | ||||||
| Contractors. | Workmen. | Contractors. | Workmen. | ||||||
| Wearing Apparel—Making, etc. | 30 | ... | 70 | 33 | ... | 240 | 79 | 289 | 9 |
| Lace, lace curtains, and nets, etc. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Furniture and upholstery | 1 | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ||
| Artificial flowers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ||
| Racquet and tennis balls | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Paper, etc., boxes, paper bags | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ||||
| Brush making | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 15 | ||
| Stuffed toys and leather boxes | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ||
| Cosaques and Christmas crackers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ||
| Linen packing condensers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ||
| Gas mantles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Rope making | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Army Equipment | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Feather Curling, etc. | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | l | ||
| Totals | 34 | ... | 85 | 35 | ... | ...247 | 79 | 333 | 9 |
N.B.—No home-workers were known to be engaged during the year in the following occupations: Household linen; Furniture hangings ;
Electro-plate; File-making; Brass and brass articles; Fur-pulling; Cables and chains; Anchors and grapnels; Cart-gear;
Locks, etc.; Umbrellas; Nets, other than wire nets; Tents; Sacks; Pea-picking; Carding of buttons; Basket-making ;
Chocolates and sweetmeats; Textile-weaving.