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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 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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5.— HOME WORK.
| NATURE OK 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. | Notices served. | Instances. | Orders made (s. 110). | ||||||
| Sending twice in the year. | Sending once in the year. | ||||||||||
| Lists. | Outworkers. | Lists. | Outworkers. | ||||||||
| Contractors. | Workmen. | Contractors. | Workmen. | ||||||||
| Wearing Apparel Making, etc. | 80 | ... | 316 | 25 | ... | 51 | 127 | 332 | 332 | 8 | 8 |
| Lace, lace curtains, and nets, etc. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | |
| Furniture and upholstery | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Locks, latches, and keys, etc | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Artificial flowers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Racquet and tennis balls | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | ... |
| Paper, etc., boxes, paper bags | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Brush making | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 | 20 | ... | ... |
| Stuffed toys and leather boxes | 2 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Cosaques. Christmas crackers, etc. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Linen packing condensers | 2 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Total | 90 | ... | 337 | 25 | ... | 51 | 127 | 372 | 372 | 8 | 8 |
N.B.—No home-workers were known to be engaged in the following occupations : Household linen ; Curtain and furniture hangings ;
Electro-plate; File-making; Brass and brass articles; Fur-pulling; Cables and chains ; Anchors and grapnels; Cart-gear;
Nets, other than wire nets; Tents; Sacks; pea-picking; Feather-sorting; Carding, etc., of buttons, etc. ; Basket-making;
Chocolates and sweetmeats ; Textile-weaving.