London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
West Ham 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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3.-H 0 M E W 0 R K.
| NATURE OF WORK. (1) | OUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 107. | Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists. | OUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 107. | Number of Inspections of Outworkers premises | OUTWORK IN UNWHOLESOME PREMISES, SECTION 108 | OUTWORK IN INFECTED PREMISES, SECTIONS 109, 110, | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lists received from Employers. | Numbers of Addresses of Outworkers received from other Councils | Numbers of Addresses of Outworkers forwarded to other Councils | Prosecutions | Instances (14) | Notices served (15) | Prosecutions (16) | Instances (17) | Orders made (S. 110) (18) | Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110) (19) | |||||||||
| Twice in the year | Once in the year | Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists (11) | Failing to send lists (12) | |||||||||||||||
| Lists (2) | Outworkers | Lists (5) | Outworkers | |||||||||||||||
| . Contractors | Workmen | Contractors | Workmen | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | (4) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (13) | |||||||||||
| Wearing Apparel- | ||||||||||||||||||
| (1) Making, &c. | 122 | 49 | 1413 | 14 | 65 | 1,224 | 556 | 85 | - | - | 675 | - | - | - | 38 | |||
| (2) Cleaning and Washing | 2 | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | ||||||
| Lace, Lace Curtains and Nets Furniture and Upholstery | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fur Pulling | ||||||||||||||||||
| Umbrellas | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 | ||||||
| Paper Bags and Boxes | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 5 | 78 | - | - | - | - | 40 | ||||||
| Brush Making | 2 | - | 82 | - | - | - | 58 | 63 | ||||||||||
| Stuffed Toys File Making | ||||||||||||||||||
| Electro Plate | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cables and Chains | ||||||||||||||||||
| Anchors and Grapnels | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cart Gear | ||||||||||||||||||
| Locks, Latches and Keys | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 128 | 49 | 1509 | 15 | - | 70 | 1,364 | 619 | 85 | - | - | 765 | - | - | - | 38 | ||
4.- REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
| Workshops on the Register (S. 131) at the end of the year (1) | Numbe (2) | |
|---|---|---|
| Important classes of workshops, such as workshop bakehouses, may be enumerated here. | 451 | |
| Total number of workshops on Register ... | 451 | |
5.-OTHER MATTERS.
| Class (1) | Number (2) | |
|---|---|---|
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories:- | ||
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (S. 133) | 54 | |
| 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 | 18 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector | 17 | |
| Other | 2 | |
| Underground Bakehouses (S. 101):- | ||
| Certificates granted during the year | ||
| In use at the end of the year | 46 | |