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 West Ham]
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3.— H 0 M E WORK.
NATURE OF WORK. | OUTWORKERS' LISTS. SECTION 107. | OUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 107. | Number of Inspections of Outworkers' premises | OUTWORK. IN UNWHOLESOME PREMISES, SECTION 108 | OUTWORK IN INFECTED PREMISES SECTIONS 109, 110, | |||||||||||
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Lists received from Employers. | Numbers of Addresses of Outworkers received from other Councils | Numbers of Addresses of Outworkers forwarded to other Councils | Prosecutions | Instances | Notices served | Prosecutions | Instances | Orders made (S. 110) | Prosecutions (Sections 109,110) | |||||||
Twice in the year | Once in the year | Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists. | Failing to send lists | |||||||||||||
Lists | Outworkers | Lists | Outworkers | |||||||||||||
. (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) | |
Wearing Apparel— | ||||||||||||||||
(1) Making, &c. | 24 | 803 | 27 | 174 | 1,179 | 474 | – | 6 | 350 | |||||||
(2) Cleaning and Washing | 2 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
Lace, Lace Curtains and Nets Furniture and Upholstery | ||||||||||||||||
Fur Pulling | ||||||||||||||||
Umbrellas | ||||||||||||||||
Paper Bags and Boxes | – | – | – | – | 7 | |||||||||||
Brush Making | – | – | – | – | 27 | |||||||||||
Stuffed Toys | ||||||||||||||||
File Making | ||||||||||||||||
Electro Plate | ||||||||||||||||
Cables and Chains | ||||||||||||||||
Anchors and Grapnels | ||||||||||||||||
Cart Gear | ||||||||||||||||
Locks, Latches and Keys | ||||||||||||||||
Total | 26 | 817 | 27 | 174 | 1,213 | 474 | – | 6 | 350 |
4.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
Workshops on the Register (S. 131) at the end of the year (1) | Number (2) | |
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Important classes of workshops, such as workshop bakehouses, may be enumerated here. | 463 | |
Total number of workshops on Register | 463 |
5.—OTHER MATTERS.
Class (1) | Number (2) | |
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Matters notified to H. M. Inspector of Factories:— | 79 | |
Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (S. 133) | 76 | |
Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspector as remediable under the Public Health Acts, but not under the Factory and Workshop Act (S. 5) | (Notified by H.M. Inspector | 13 |
Reports (of action taken I sent to H.M. Inspector.. | 12 | |
Other | ||
Underground Bakehouses (S. 101) | ||
Certificates granted during the year | ||
In use at the end of the year | 46 |
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