[Report 1915] / Medical Officer of Health, Leeds City.

  • Leeds City Council
Date:
1915
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Credit: [Report 1915] / Medical Officer of Health, Leeds City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    3, 4. 5-—OTHER MATTERS. N umber of Homework :— List of Outworkers (S. 107) :— (No homeworkers on our register except amongst those engaged in making wearing apparel) f Lists received twice in the year ,, once in the year . . Lists. Outworkers. 400 56 c. 1,048 67 W. 1,687 91 Addresses of) received from other Authorities outworkers J forwarded to other Authorities Notices to occupiers not sending lists Prosecutions. . Inspection of Homeworkers’ premises . . 153 45 51* • • 3,7l8 Homework in unwholesome premises :— Instances Notices Prosecutions. . T99 199 • • Homework in infected premises :—- Instances .. . • .. .. .. .. Orders made (S. no) Prosecutions (SS. 109, no) [Infectious cases removed, disinfection both of places and material carried out under ordinary powers.] 5* 5 Workshops on the Register (S. 131) at the end of year :— Ordinary (186 trades) Domestic (4 trades) Bakehouses on register as workshops Do. domestic 1,611 8 196 680 Total number of workshops on Register . . 2,495 Matters notified to H.M. Inspectors of Factories :— Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (S. 133) Action taken in matters referred by H.M. H.M. Inspectors as remediable R Pt3 ( f action' under the Public Health Acts, but v , . not under the Factory Act (S. 5), [ ST^cLs Other . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . 2 155 147 Underground Bakehouses (S. ioi) :— Certificates granted during the year In use at the end of 1915 . . 40 * Of these 5, 4 were patients suffering from scarlet fever, and 1 from diphtheria. One other case was notified as Tuberculosis, and precautions were taken to prevent contamination of the work. t Two of the above lists (containing 8 workpeople) received twice a year homeworkers engaged in sack making. Two lists (8 workers) received once a year, homeworkers engaged carding and 1 list, worker on paper bags and boxes. All others in wearing apparel. The above table is that required by the Home Office and represents work done by the male • workshops inspector and by the women inspectors.