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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 1924
[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 tm Infected Premises. SiCTIONS 109, 110. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| List receiver 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. | Tists. | Outworkers. | ||||||||||||
| Contractors | Work-men. | Contractors | Workmen. | ||||||||||||
| Wearing Apparel— | |||||||||||||||
| (1) Making, &c | 274 | 88 | 2443 | 28 | 1 | 97 | 289 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| (2) Cleaning and Washing | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Lace, Lace Curtains and Nets | 4 | ... | 24 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Furniture and Upholstery | 12 | ... | 81 | 1 | ... | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Fur Pulling | 10 | ... | 14 | 2 | ... | 2 | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Umbrellas, &c. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Artificial Flowers | 8 | ... | 37 | ... | ... | ... | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Racquet and Tennis Balls | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Paper, &c., Boxes, Paper Bags | 28 | ... | 297 | 1 | ... | 30 | 23 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Brush Making | 20 | ... | 363 | 1 | ... | 1 | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Stuffed Toys | 4 | ... | 7 | 1 | ... | 17 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Basket Making | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cosaques, Christmas crackers, Christmas stockings, | 2 | ... | 8 | 2 | ... | 5 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 364 | 97 | 3276 | 38 | 2 | 152 | 395 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |