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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
Shoreditch 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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133
HOME WORK
The following is a summary of the lists received from employers in the borough:—
Table No. 121
| NATURE OF WORK | OUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 110 | Outwork in unwholesome premises, Section 111 | Outwork in infected premises | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lists received from Employers | Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending Lists | Prosecutions | Instances | Notices served | Prosecutions | Instances | Orders made | Prosecutions | |||||||
| Twice in the Year | Once in the Year | Failing to keep or permit inspection of Lists | Failing to send Lists | ||||||||||||
| Lists | Outworkers | Lists | Outworkers | ||||||||||||
| Contractors | Work- men | Contractors | Workmen | ||||||||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (ID | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) |
| Wearing apparel:— | |||||||||||||||
| (1) Making, etc. | 34 | 285 | 387 | 10 | 22 | 107 | ... | ... | ... | 41 | 41 | Nil | 4 | ... | ... |
| (2) Cleaning and washing | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Artificial flowers | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | Nil | 3 | ... | ... |
| Upholstery | ... | ... | ... | l | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | Nil | 3 | ... | ... |
| Paper bags and boxes | 30 | ... | 330 | 2 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 42 | 42 | Nil | 9 | ... | ... |
| Fur pulling | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | Nil | 1 | ... | ... |
| Umbrellas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | Nil | 1 | ... | ... |
| Brushes | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Nets other than wire nets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | Nil | ... | ... | ... |
| Feathers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | Nil | ... | ... | ... |
| Cosaques, Christmas stockings, etc. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | Nil | 2 | ... | ... |
| Fancy leather goods | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Totals | 66 | 285 | 721 | 14 | 24 | 120 | ... | ... | ... | 103 | 103 | Nil | 24 | ... | ... |
Notes.-The figures in columns 2, 3 and 4 are the total number of lists received from employers who sent them both for February and August, and of the
entries of names of outworkers in those lists. Therefore these figures constitute double the number of employers and approximately double the number of
individual workers whose names are given, since in the February and August lists of the same employers the same outworker s name will often be repeated.
See page 132 of this report with regard to infectious disease in the houses of outworkers.