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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
Hackney 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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5.—HOME WORK.
| Nature of Work. | Outworkers' Lists, Section 107. | Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 108 | Outwork in Infected Premises, Ssctions 109, 110. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lists received from Employers. | Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending Lists. | Prosecutions. | | Instances. | | Notices served. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Orders Made (Section 110). | Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110). | |||||||
| Twice in the year. | Once in the year. | ||||||||||||||
| Failing to keep or permit inspection of Lists. | Falling to send Lists. | ||||||||||||||
| Lists. | Outworkers. | Lists. | Outworkers. | ||||||||||||
| Con* tractors | Work-men. | Con. Iraciors | Work -men. | ||||||||||||
| Wearing Apparel— | |||||||||||||||
| (1) Making, &c. | 298 | 98 | 2505 | 23 | 1 | 75 | 239 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| (2) Cleaning and Washing | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Lace, Lace Curtains and Nets | 4 | ... | 15 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Furniture and Upholstery | 8 | 10 | 120 | 1 | ... | 15 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Fur Pulling | 10 | ... | 15 | 1 | ... | 1 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Umbrellas, &c. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Artificial Flowers | 6 | ... | 52 | 1 | ... | 4 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Racquet and Tennis Balls ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Paper, &c., Boxes, Paper Bags | 24 | ... | 287 | 1 | ... | 6 | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Brush Making | 20 | ... | 382 | 1 | ... | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Stuffed Toys | 4 | ... | 20 | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Basket Making | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Cosaques, Christmas crackers, Christmas stockings, Ac | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 15 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 376 | 108 | 3398 | 33 | 1 | 122 | 312 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |