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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 1913
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1913
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Factories.—During the year 45 factories were inspected by
the officers of the Public Health Department, three being factory
laundries and forty-two factories in which articles of clothing, &c.,
were made and altered.
In seven factories the sanitary accommodation was defective or unsuitable:—
| Nuisance. | Found. | Abated by Workshop Inspector. | Abated by District Inspector. | Outstanding | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unsuitableor Defective w.c.'s | 7 | 5 | - | 2 | 7 |
| Insufficient „ | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Not separate for the sexes. | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
Workshops.—The number of workshops registered in Hackney
at the end of 1913 was 1,058, a decrease of 13 on the number
registered at the end of 1912. Of this total 793 were workshops in
which females were employed. Of these latter 583 were workshops
in which articles of wearing apparel were manufactured, altered or
prepared for sale, &c., 174 in which other articles were manufactured,
&c., and 36 were domestic workshops.
Amongst the workshops manufacturing wearing apparel there
were 441 employing females alone, and 142 employing both males
and females.
In workshops of other occupations there were 112 employing
females alone, and 62 employing both males and females.
Of the domestic workshops, females alone were employed in
21 and both males and females in 15.
During the year notices and complaints were received from
H.M. Inspectors of Factories, as follows:—
Complaints Factories 9
„ Workshops 53
Notices „ 99