London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Holborn 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]

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Nature of Work.
Section 110.
Section 111.
No. of Outworkers
in
August List
required
by Sect.
110 (1) (c).
No. of
Cases of
Default
in Sending
Lists to
the
Council.
No. of
Prosecutions
for
Failure
to Supply
Lists.
No. of
Instances
of work in
Unwholesome
Premises.
Notices
served.
Prosecutions.
Brass and Brass Articles






Pur Pulling






Iron and Steel Cables
and Chains






Iron and Steel Anchors
and Grapnels






Cart Gear






Locks, Latches and Keys






Umbrellas, &c.






Artificial Flowers
2





Nets, other than Wire
Nets






Tents






Sacks





Racquet and Tennis
Balls






Paper Bags






The making of Boxes
or other Receptacles
or parts thereof made
wholly or partially of
Paper






Brush Making

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Pea Picking






Feather Sorting






Carding, &:c., of Buttons,
&c.
2





Stuffed Toys






Basket Making






Chocolates and Sweetmeats


Cracker Bon-bon, Christmas
Crackers, Christmas
Stockings, &c.
50




Textile Weaving






Lampshades






Total
238





Inspection of outworkers' premises 15
Cases of notifiable disease occurring in such premises Nil
Firms in the Borough employing outworkers 31
No. of outworkers on lists submitted 238
No. of outworkers referred to other Boroughs 220
Total number of outworkers in Holborn 76
No. of outworkers in Holborn employed by Holborn firms 18
No. of outworkers in Holborn employed by firms outside
the Borough 58