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
Bethnal Green 1907
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1907 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector
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WEARING APPAREI,—Outworkers' Piece Payments.
| Work. | Price Paid. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|
| Men's jackets | 10d. each | Making throughout, pressing, lining, ticketing and finishing complete. |
| Trousers finishing | 2½d. per pair | Pressing seams, turning up, felling bottoms, lining, sewing buttons and tickets on. Workers supply own thread and needles, and must buy thread from firm they work for. |
| Police trousers finishing | l½d. per pair | Similar work to previous entry. This is price paid for sub-let work |
| Corduroy trousers | 1s. per pair | Hand-made throughout. Making and finishing complete. (One pair per day.) |
| Police Coats | Is. 2d. each | Making and finishing complete for service. |
| Vest finishing | 2½d. each | On same lines as trousers finishing. |
| Boys' knickers | l0d. per dozen | Making throughout and ticketing ready for sale. |
| Cap finishing | 3s. 3d. per gross | Caps as taken from sewing machine to finish and line complete ready for sale. (Two long days to make one gross.) |
| Children's Sailor Costumes | 4d. each | Made throughout, braided and finished complete. |
| Collar button holing | 8d. per dozen collars | Hand sewn button holes. Three holes in each collar. |
| Skirts | 4s. 6d. per dozen | Making, trimming, sewing on buttons and finishing complete. |
| Blouses | 2s. 6d. per dozen (sublet at 1s. 6d.) | These are lace and silk blouses retailing from 6s. 6d. to 8s. 6d. each. The price includes making throughout from the materials in piece. |