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 Bethnal Green Borough]
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Nature of Work | OUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 107 | *Outworkers in unwholesome premises,Section 108 | Outwork in infected premises, Sections 109,110 | ||||||||||||||
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Lists received from Employers | Addresses of Outworkers | Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists | Prosecutions | Instances | Notices served | Prosecutions | Instances | Orders made (s. 110) | Prosecutions (s. 109, 110) | ||||||||
Sending twice in the year | Sending once in the year | Failing to keep or per-mit inspection of lists | Failing to send lists | ||||||||||||||
Lists | Outworkers | Lists | Outworkers | Received from other Councils | Forwarded to other Councils | ||||||||||||
Contractors | Workmen | Contractors | Workmen . | ||||||||||||||
Wearing Apparel— Making, etc. | 77 | 62 | 150 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1052 | 271 | 70 | ... | ... | 61 | 70 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
Boots and Shoes | 37 | 23 | 149 | ... | ... | ... | 188 | 236 | 26 | ... | ... | 54 | 76 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Curtains, Furniture hangings and Trimmings | 4 | 14 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 23 | 8 | 9 | ... | ... | 5 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Fur-pulling and feathers | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Umbrellas, etc. | 4 | ... | 13 | 1 | ... | ... | 41 | 18 | 4 | ... | ... | 11 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Artificial Flowers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Paper, etc., Boxes, Paper Bags | 24 | ... | 139 | 1 | ... | 1 | 121 | 51 | 20 | ... | ... | 42 | 57 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Brush-making | 8 | ... | 42 | ... | ... | ... | 17 | 208 | 4 | ... | ... | 17 | 24 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Draught Board Making | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Cosaques, Christmas Crackers, Christmas Stockings, etc. | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 9 | 11 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Textile Weaving | 2 | ... | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Toys | 2 | ... | 20 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 69 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Total | 160 | 99 | 539 | 4 | ... | 8 | 1466 | 872 | 143 | ... | ... | 196 | 260 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
*The figures in these columns relate to outworkers' premises at which nuisances were found and dealt with
under Public Health (London) Act.