[Report 1912] / Medical Officer of Health, Lanark County Council.

  • Lanarkshire (Scotland). County Council.
Date:
1912
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Credit: [Report 1912] / Medical Officer of Health, Lanark County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    3.—Home Work. Lists received from employers, ... ... ... ... ... 3 Number of outworkers, ... ... ... ... ... ... 12 Addresses of outworkers received from other Councils, ... ... — Addresses of outworkers forwarded to other Councils, ... ... — Prosecutions, ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... — Inspections of outworkers’ premises, ... ... ... ... — Outwork in unwholesome premises, ... ... ... ... ... — Outwork in infected premises, ... ... ... ... ... — 4.—Registered Workshops. Total number of workshops on register at end of 1912—279. For detailed list see Table H. 5.—Other Matters. Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories, ... ... ... — A detailed tabular statement, prepared from the register of workshops, classified according to the trade or industry, is here given, along with a note of the number of employees :— Table H.—Workshops, including Retail Bakehouses, classified ACCORDING TO THE NATURE OF THE INDUSTRY. Parish or Group of Parishes. Dressmakers. Tailors. Milliners. Bakers. Shoemakers. Saddlers. Blacksmiths. Joiners and Cabinetmakers. Laundry- keeper. Other Manufacturers. Total. Group No. I, 2 4 3 3 i IO 12 I 35 „ 2, ... 11 6 4 i 7 1 IO 8 4 5i »> 3j 4 3 4 | 5 I 8 4 i 30 Lesmahagow, 9 13 6 9 I 8 14 6 66 Carluke, .. 13 21 4 8 9 2 4 13 1 22 97 Total Workshops, 39 47 4 25 33 5 40 5i • 34 279 The parishes included in the different groups are as follows :— Group No. I.—Biggar, Dolphinton, Walston, Culter, Symington, Lamington, Crawford, Crawfordjohn, Wiston and Roberton, and Covington. ,, 2.—Carnwath, Carstairs, Dunsyre, and Libberton. )> 3-—Lanark, Pettinain, Carmichael, and Douglas. Special Districts. The extent to which local administration contributes to the advance- ment of general sanitation may be realised from the number of districts formed for special purposes—Water supply, Drainage and Sewage disposal, Scavenging, and Lighting. The number of districts so formed is shown in the following tabular statement, where a blank space in the assessment column will be understood to indicate that no district has been formed for the special purpose indicated.