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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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Outworkers—The number of outworkers on the register at
the end of 1913 was 2,451, against 2,559 at the end of 1912.
There were thus 108 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 | 31 | Lace | 1 |
| Baby Linen | 15 | Millinery | 198 |
| Beading | 7 | Pinafores | 1 |
| Belts | 28 | Shirts | 53 |
| Blouses | 116 | Shoe Bows | 9 |
| Boots and Shoes | 580 | Skirts and Mantles | 256 |
| Boxes | 189 | Tailoring | 161 |
| Braces | 3 | Lampshades | 1 |
| Brushes | 154 | Ties | 214 |
| Children's Costumes | 32 | Trimmings | 28 |
| Collars and Bibs | 11 | Umbrellas | 21 |
| Corsets | 1 | Underclothing Upholsterer's Trimmings | 115 |
| Clothiers and Outfitters | 62 | 6 | |
| Dolls | 7 | Vests | 4 |
| Dressing and Tea Gown | 14 | Wearing apparel (unclassified) | 23 |
| Fancy Goods | 9 | ||
| Feather sorting | 1 | Miscellaneous | 18 |
| Fur Trade | 54 | 2,451 | |
| Haberdashery | 10 | ||
| Hats | 43 |
The local authorities from which I have received names and addresses of outworkers during the year 1913, are the following:—
| Battersea | 7 | Paddington | 6 |
| Bethnal Green | 310 | Poplar | 67 |
| Bromley (Kent) | 1 | St. Marylebone | 49 |
| Camberwell | 4 | Shoreditch | 200 |
| Chelsea | 10 | Southwark | 7 |
| City of London | 1,297 | Stepnev | 92 |
| East Ham | 2 | Stoke Newington | 171 |
| Finsbury | 644 | Tottenham | 1 |
| Hampstead | 5 | Walthamstow | 37 |
| Holborn | 9 | Wandsworth | 1 |
| Hornsey | 2 | West Ham | 8 |
| Islington | 247 | Westminster | 48 |
| Kensington | 12 | 303 | |
| Lambeth | 1 | ||
| Leyton | 35 |