Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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3. Outwork:-
Nature of work | Section 110 | Section 111 | |||||
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No. of outworkers in August list required by Section 110(l)(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 | ||
Wearing ) apparel ) ) | Making etc Cleaning & washing | 997 | - | - | - | - | - |
Household linen | 67 | - | - | ||||
Pile making | 6 | - | - | - | |||
Umbrellas | 4 | - | - | - | |||
Artificial flowers | 97 | - | - | - | |||
Furniture and upholstery | 54 | - | - | - | - | ||
The making of boxes or other receptacles or parts thereof made wholly or partially of paper | 145 | - | - | - | - | - | |
Brush making | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | |
Carding, etc. of buttons, etc. | 34 | - | _ | _ | _ | ||
Stuffed toys | 16 | - | - | ||||
Cosaques, Christmas crackers, Christmas stockings, etc | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | |
Lampshades | 21 | ||||||
Total | 1, 497 | - | - |
4 Outworkers whose names were included in lists submitted during the year:-
Number of outworkers employed by firms in the Borough | 424 | 498 | 922 |
Number of outworkers employed by firms outside the Borough | 574 | - | 574 |
Number of outworkers employed by firms in and outside the Borough | 9 | - | 9 |
Total | 1,007 | 498 | 1,505 |