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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
Heston and Isleworth 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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Table VII.—HOMEWORK.
| NATURE OF WORK. | OUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 107. | Outwork in unwholesome premises, Section 108. | Outwork in infected premises, Seotions 109, 110. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lists received from Employers. | Notices served on Ocoupiers as to keeping or sending lists. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Notices Served. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Orders made (s. 110). | Prosecutions Sections 109, 110). | |||||||
| Sending twice in the year. | Sending once in the year. | Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists. | Failing to send lists. | ||||||||||||
| Lists. | Outworkers. | Lists. | Outworkers. | ||||||||||||
| Contractors | Workmen. | Contractors | Workmen. | ||||||||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10 | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) |
| Wearing Apparel— making, &c. | 7 | 1 | 14 | 4 | I | 3 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | *1 | ... | ... |
| cleaning& washing | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Furniture and upholstery | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | I | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Brush making | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | †1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Total | 8 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 13 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
*Two residents at the premises occupied by this outworker were notified as suffering from Scarlet Fever and removed to hospital.
†A Closing Order has been made with respect to the premises occupied by this outworker.
Number of outworkers on register, 32. Inspections made 44.
Number of Lists received from other Sanitary Authorities, 16 (sent twice in the year, 6).