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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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Section IV
HOUSING
The following table gives the number of Outworkers' premises in the Borough, the nature of 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 | 3 | 12 | 37 | 52 |
| Bootmaking | 1 | — | 29 | 30 |
| Miscellaneous | 1 | 1 | 19 | 21 |
| Totals | 5 | 13 | 85 | 103 |
OUTWORK IN UNWHOLESOME PREMISES
| Nature of work. | Instances. | Notices served. | Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bootmaking | 6 | 4 | - | ||
| Wearing apparel | 8 | 5 | - | ||
| Total | 14 | 9 | - | ||
TOTAL INSPECTIONS
| Male Inspectors. | Woman Inspector. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Factories | 504 | 75 | 579 |
| Workshops | 53 | 80 | 133 |
| Workplaces | 86 | 106 | 192 |
| Outworkers' premises | — | 192 | 192 |
| Totals | 643 | 453 | 1,096 |