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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
East Ham 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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3.—HOME WORK.
| NATURE OF WORK. Wearing Apparel— | OUTWORKERS LIST, SECTION 107. | OUTWORK IN UNWHOLESOME PREMISES, SECTION 108. | OUTWORK IN INFECTED PREMISES, SECTIONS 109 & 110 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lists received from Employers. | Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists. | Prosecutions | |||||||||||||
| Sending twice in the Year. | Sending once in the Year. | Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists. | Failing to send lists. | ||||||||||||
| Instances. | Notices Served. | Prosecutions. | In- stances. | Orders made (S. no). | Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110.) | ||||||||||
| Lists. | Outworkers. | Lists. | Outworkers. | ||||||||||||
| Contractors. | Workmen. | Contractors. | Work- men. | ||||||||||||
| (1) making, etc. | 26 | 13 | 93 | 13 | 7 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| (2) cleaning & washing | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Household Linen | |||||||||||||||
| Lace, Lace Curtains and Nets | |||||||||||||||
| Curtains and Furniture Hangings | |||||||||||||||
| Furniture & Upholstery | |||||||||||||||
| Electro plate | |||||||||||||||
| File making | |||||||||||||||
| Brass & Brass Articles | |||||||||||||||
| Fur pulling | |||||||||||||||
| Cables and Chains | |||||||||||||||
| Anchors and Grapnels | |||||||||||||||
| Cart Gear | |||||||||||||||
| Locks, Latches & Keys | |||||||||||||||
| Umbrellas, &c. | |||||||||||||||
| Artificial Flowers | |||||||||||||||
| Nets, other than wire nets (sieves) | |||||||||||||||
| Tents & Sacks | |||||||||||||||
| Racquet & Tennis Balls | |||||||||||||||
| Paper, &c., Boxes, Paper Bags | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brush Making | |||||||||||||||
| Pea Picking | |||||||||||||||
| Feather Sorting | |||||||||||||||
| Carding &c. of Buttons,&c. Stuffed Toys | |||||||||||||||
| Basket Making | |||||||||||||||
| Chocolates & Sweets | |||||||||||||||
| Cosaques, Xmas Crackers & Xmas Stockings | |||||||||||||||
| Textile weaving | |||||||||||||||
| 28 | 13 | 97 | 14 | 8 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |