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.—HOME WORK.
| NATURE OF WORK. | 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 Addressee of Outworkers received from other Councils | Numbers of Addresses of Outworkers forwarded to other Councils | Prosecutions | Instances | Notices served | Prosecutions | Instance. | 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 | |||||||||||||||
| Contractors | Workmen | Contractors | Work men | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) | (17) | (18) | (19) |
| Wearing Apparel— | ||||||||||||||||||
| (1) Making, &c. | 142 | 52 | 1457 | 9 | — | 40 | 1,469 | 723 | 143 | — | — | 742 | — | — | — | 21 | ||
| (2) Cleaning and Washing | 2 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 6 | ||||||
| Lace, Lace Curtains and Nets Furniture and Upholstery | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | |||||||||||
| Fur Pulling | ||||||||||||||||||
| Umbrellas,&c. | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |||||||||||
| Paper Bags and Boxes | 6 | — | 25 | 1 | — | 10 | 106 | 12 | 6 | — | — | 86 | ||||||
| Brush Making | 4 | — | 102 | 1 | — | 6 | 62 | 34 | 4 | — | — | 22 | ||||||
| Stuffed Toys | ||||||||||||||||||
| File Making | ||||||||||||||||||
| Electro Plate | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cables and Chains | ||||||||||||||||||
| Anchors and Grapnels | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cart Gear | ||||||||||||||||||
| Locks, Latches and Keys | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 154 | 52 | 1597 | 11 | — | 56 | 1,655 | 769 | 155 | — | — | 856 | — | - | — | 21 | ||
4.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
| Workshops on the Register (S. 131) at the end of the year (1) | Number (2) | |
|---|---|---|
| Important classes of work-shops, such as workshop bakehouses, may be enumerated here. | 474 | |
| Total number of workshops on Register | 474 |
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) | 45 | |
| 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) sent to H.M. Inspector | 9 | |
| Other | 2 | |
| Underground Bakehouses (S. 101):— | ||
| Certificates granted during the year | ||
| In use at the end of the year | 46 | |