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Home Work (Sections 107—115).
Under these Sections power is given to District Councils of
controlling the conditions under which certain classes of work are
done in the homes of the workers, which aim at the prevention of
home work being carried on in dwellings which are injurious or
dangerous to the health of the workers themselves, e.g., through
overcrowding, want of ventilation, or other insanitary Conditions, or
in premises where there is dangerous infectious disease.
(a) Home Work in Unhealthy Dwellings.
No instance came under notice requiring action.
(b) Home Work in Infected Dwellings.
Under this section in an emergency the power may be exercised
by any two or more members of the Council acting on the advice of
the Medical Officer of Health.
No case of infectious illness came under notice.
(5.) Outworker's Lists.—In order that the Council may be
kept fully informed as to the places in its District in which home
work is being done, occupiers of factories, workshops, or any place
from which work is given out, and contractors employed by such
occupiers are required, in regard to such classes of work as may be
fixed by the Secretary of State, to keep lists showing the names and
addresses of all persons employed by them, either as workmen or as
contractors outside such factory, workshop or place, and the place
where they are employed, and to send to the Council twice a year
(viz., on or before the 1st February and the 1st August) copies of
such lists. The form in which the lists are to be kept is prescribed
by the Secretary of State in his Home Work Order of the nth
December, 1901. Forms may be obtained from the Government
printers.
In the event of any occupier failing to keep or to send such
lists, he will be liable to a fine of £2 for the first offence, and to a
fine of £5 for a second or subsequent offence. Proceedings to
recover the fine may be taken by the Council.
It will be the duty of the Council to have the lists so sent to
them examined, and if the place of employment of any outworker
included in the list is in another District, to furnish his name and
place of employment to the Council of that District.
The list required to be kept by the occupier or contractor will
be open to inspection by any duly authorised officer of the Council;
and the copies sent to the Council, and any particulars furnished to
it by another Council will be open to inspection by any of the
Inspectors of Factories and Workshops.