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

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Walthamstow 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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NUMBER AND TRADES OF OUTWORKERS NOTIFIED
DURING 1930.
Tailoring 43 Millinery 11
Dresses, Robes and Blouses 99 Brushes 36
Shirts and Collars 32 Artificial Flowers 6
Ties 62 Boxes 28
Underclothing, Baby Linen, Fancy Bags 16
etc. 90 Umbrellas 3
Boots 46 Various 15
Embroidery 7
Fur Trimmings 5
OUTWORKERS WERE NOTIFIED FROM THE FOLLOWING
AREAS:—
City of London 181 Leyton 40
Bermondsey 3 Poplar 3
Bethnal Green 26 St. Marylebone 5
Chelsea 1 Stoke Newington 9
Finsbury 53 Stepney 8
Hackney 95 Shoreditch 22
Islington 4 Tottenham 7
Walthamstow 41 Westminster 10
A total of 406 visits were paid in connection with outworkers, as
follows:—To Homes, 342; Factories, 30; Workshops, 34.
PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS
AND OTHER DISEASES.
General.—The accompanying table shows the age and ward
incidence of the various Infectious Diseases which are discussed
separately in later pages of the Report:—