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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Stepney 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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2.—Defects found.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
| Nuisances under the Public Health A cts:— | |||||
| Want of cleanliness | 369 | 369 | 1 | - | |
| Want of ventilation | 42 | 42 | - | - | |
| Overcrowding | 4 | 4 | - | - | |
| Want of drainage of floors | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| Other nuisances | 367 | 367 | - | - | |
| Sanitary | insufficient | 22 | 22 | - | - |
| Accom | unsuitable or defective | 230 | 230 | - | - |
| modation | not separate for sexes | 17 | 17 | - | - |
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop A ct:— | |||||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101) - | - | - | - | - | |
| Other offences - | 3 | 3 | - | - | |
| (Excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this report.) | |||||
| Total | 1,055 | 1,055 | 1 | - | |
The number of inspections made to outworkers' premises was 1,605, and
the number of premises where sanitary defects were found to exist was 391.
Notifiable infectious disease occurred in 114 outworkers' premises.
There are 111 firms in the Borough employing outworkers, and of these
firms 101 sent in lists twice in the year and 10 once. These related to a net
number of 1,002 outworkers, of which 618 were resident in the Borough and 384
were transferred to other Districts.
In addition, 639 lists relating to a net number of 1,661 outworkers were
received from other Boroughs during the year.
Outworkers
3.—Registered Workshops.
| Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year 1932. | Number. |
|---|---|
| Bakehouses | 138 |
| Boot, Shoe and Slipper Making | 103 |
| Cabinet Making | 105 |
| Furriers | 154 |
| Hat and Cap Manufacturers | 41 |
| Laundries | 6 |
| Rag Sorting, etc. | 41 |
| Wearing Apparel (Tailors, Milliners, Dressmakers, etc., etc.) | 1,943 |
| Miscellaneous | 502 |
| Total | 3,033 |