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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Part VIII—Sections 110 and 111.—Outwork.
| Nature of Work. | Section 110. | Section 111. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of outworkers in August list required by Section 110 (1) (c) | No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council. | No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists. | No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises. | Notices served. | Prosecutions. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | |
| Wearing apparel | Making, etc. Cleaning and washing | 855 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Household linen | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Furniture & upholstery | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Brass and brass articles | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Fur Pulling | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Locks, latches and keys | 2 | — | - | - | - | - | |
| Umbrellas, etc. | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Artificial flowers | 147 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Paper bags | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| The making of boxes or other receptacles or parts thereof made wholly or partially of paper | 370 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Brush making | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Feather sorting | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Carding, etc. of buttons etc. | 49 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Stuffed toys | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Chocolates and sweetmeats (wrapping) | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Cosaques, Christmas crackers, Christmas stockings, etc. | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| TOTAL | 1,586 | — | — | — | — | — | |
OUTWORKERS—1951.
Under Section 110 of the Factories Act, 1937, in the case of
persons employed in such classes of work as may be prescribed by
the Secretary of State, the occupier of every factory and every
contractor employed by any such occupier in the business of a
factory is required to keep lists giving full particulars of the names
and addresses of all outworkers employed by him, and to supply
twice a year (in February and August), copies of such lists for the
information of the Council. The following is a summary of the
information secured from these lists during the past year:—
Residing
in the
Borough.
Residing
outside the
Borough.
Total.
Number of outworkers employed by firms
in the Borough
898
1,008
1,906
Number of outworkers employed by firms
outside the Borough
687
687
Number of outworkers employed by firms
in and outside the Borough
17
—
17
Total number of outworkers whose names
were included in lists submitted during
the year
1,602
1,008
2,610