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

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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

Hackney 1903

Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1903

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Table: The following analysis shows the trades followed by the outworkers, comprised under (b).

The following analysis shows the trades followed by the outworkers, comprised under (b).

Skirts and Mantles38Collars9
Box Manufacturers3Furriers13
Drapers12Boot Manufacturers144
Pinafores9Blouses82
Children's Costumes12Dry Cleaners3
Outfitters36Shirts24
Ties147Baby Linen5
Underclothing45Artificial Flowers8
Clothiers67Hats and Bonnets10
Dressing Gowns6Millinery36
Tailoring79Trimmings27
Waistcoats5Slippers5
Miscellaneous19Trade not stated64
908

Table: The local authorities from which we have received names and addresses of outworkers during the last year are the following:—

The local authorities from which we have received names and addresses of outworkers during the last year are the following:—

City of London265Bermondsey2
Finsbury288Chelsea2
Islington89Hampstead4
Shoreditch38Paddington4
Bethnal Green80Southwark4
Poplar17St. Pancras4
Marylebone8Tottenham21
Leyton15Woolwich1
Camberwell2Walthamstow2
Stoke Newington31Hull1
Stepney28Manchester1
Holborn1908