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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
Fulham 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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HOME WORK DONE BY OUTWORKERS.
In certain industries specified in the Home Work Orders made by the Home Secretary,
if work is given out by employers or contractors to be done in private houses, the workers
are known as Outworkers and the premises in which they work are subject to inspection by the
Sanitary Inspectors of the Borough Council. In Fulham this duty is carried out by the Woman
Sanitary Inspector. The object of the inspections is to prevent such work being done in
unwholesome premises or in houses in which infectious diseases are present.
The following table gives the number of Outworkers' premises in the Borough, the nature or the work carried on and the classification of the Outworkers' premises into factories, workshops and workplaces:—
| Nature of Work. | Nature of Premises. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factories | Workshops. | Workplaces. | ||
| Wearing Apparel | 5 | 10 | 44 | 59 |
| Bootmaking | 1 | - | 40 | 41 |
| Miscellaneous | 1 | 1 | 20 | 22 |
| Totals | 7 | 11 | 104 | 122 |
OUTWORK IN UNWHOLESOME PREMISES.
| Nature of Work. | Instances. | Notices served. | Prosecutions. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boot Making | 3 | 3 | - |
| Wearing Apparel | 5 | - | - |
| Totals | 8 | 3 | - |
TOTAL INSPECTIONS.
| Premises. | Male Inspectors. | Woman Inspector. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Factories | 408 | 149 | 557 |
| Workshops | 65 | 137 | 202 |
| Workplaces | 90 | 170 | 260 |
| Outworkers' Premises | - | 125 | 125 |
| Totals | 563 | 581 | 1,144 |