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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Outworkers
4.—Other Matters.
| Class. | Number. | |
|---|---|---|
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of l actones:- Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 133), 1901 | l8 | |
| Action taken in matters referredby H.M. Inspector as remediable under the Public. Health Acts, but not under the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 5), 1901 | Notified by H.M. Inspector | 137 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector | 137 | |
| Other | 2 | |
| Underground Bakehouses (s. 101):— | ||
| Certificates granted during the year | ||
| In use at the end of the year | 47 | |
The net number of outworkers in the Borough engaged in the various
trades is as follows:—
Making, cleaning, etc., of wearing apparel 2,389
Furriers 47
Umbrellas 19
Boots and shoes 64
Paper bags and cardboard boxes 13
Christmas crackers 5
Brushes 6
Flag making 1
Ties 3
Feather bedding 2
Toys 5
Christmas cards 1
Leather goods 1
Carnival hats 7
Art needlework 4
Cap making 3
Artificial flowers 1
Baby linen 1
Braces 1
Handbags 4
2,577
The number of inspections made to outworkers' premises was 1,572, and
the number of premises where sanitary defects were found to exist was 406.
Notifiable infectious disease occurred in 130 outworkers' premises.
There are 107 firms in the Borough employing outworkers, and of these
firms) 91 sent in lists twice in the year and 16 once. These related to a net
number of 1,148 outworkers, of which 755 were resident in the Borough and
393 were transferred to other Districts.