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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 1911
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1911
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Outworkers—The number of outworkers on the register at
the end of 1911 was 3,071, against 3,174 at the end of 1910.
There were thus 103 outworkers removed from the register during
the past year.
The following analysis shows the trades followed by these outworkers: —
| Trade. | No. of Outworkers. | Trade. | No. of Outworkers.. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Florist | 46 | Lace Trimmed Goods | 8 |
| Baby Linen | 25 | Millinery | 180 |
| Beading | 5 | Net Chenilling | 9 |
| Belts | 99 | Overalls | 3 |
| Blouses | 182 | Pinafores | 11 |
| Boots and Shoes | 748 | Shirts | 61 |
| Boxes | 250 | Shoe Bows | 22 |
| Braces | 2 | Skirts and Mantles | 318 |
| Brushes | 168 | Tailoring | 228 |
| Children's Costumes | 4 | Ties | 276 |
| Collars and Bibs | 17 | Trimming | 30 |
| Corsets | 3 | Umbrellas | 28 |
| Cleaning | 3 | Underclothing | 119 |
| Clothiers and Outfitters | 84 | Upholsterer's Trimmings | 14 |
| Dolls | 8 | Vests | 11 |
| Dressing and Tea Gown | 13 | Waistcoats | 6 |
| Fancy Goods | 11 | Waterproofs | 2 |
| Fur Trade | 62 | ||
| Feather sorting | 7 | —- | |
| Hats | 8 | 3,071 |
The local authorities from which I have received names and addresses of outworkers during the last year are the following:
| Battersea | 6 | Paddington | 5 |
| Bethnal Green | 402 | Poplar | 104 |
| Camberwell | 10 | St. Marylebone | 52 |
| Chelsea | 8 | St. Pancras | 2 |
| City of London | 1,442 | Shoreditch | 208 |
| East Ham | 2 | Southgate | 5 |
| Finsbury | 636 | Southwark | 18 |
| Fulham | 1 | Stepney | 99 |
| Hampstead | 9 | Stoke Newington | 77 |
| Holborn | 8 | Tottenham | 17 |
| Hornsey | 2 | Walthamstow | 25 |
| Ilford | 3 | Wandsworth | 1 11 |
| Islington | 300 | West Ham | |
| Kensington | 14 | Westminster | 12 |
| Lambeth | 2 | Willesden | 1 |
| Leyton | 25 | 3,507 |