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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 1914
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1914
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Factories.—During the year 95 factories were inspected by
the officers of the Public Health Department, two being factory
laundries and 93 factories in which articles of clothing, &c., were
made and altered.
In 17 factories the sanitary accommodation was defective, unsuitable or insufficient:—
| Nuisance. | Found. | Abated by Workshop Inspector. | Abated by District Inspector. | Outstanding. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unsuitableor Defective w.c.'s | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| Insufficient „ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Not separate for the sexes. | - | - | - | - | - |
Workshops.—The number of workshops registered in Hackney
at the end of 1914 was 1,074, an increase of 16 on the number
registered at the end of 1913. Of this total, 802 were workshops in
which females were employed. Of these latter, 581 were workshops
in which articles of wearing apparel were manufactured, altered or
prepared for sale, &c., 181 in which other articles were manufactured,
&c., and 34 were domestic workshops.
Amongst the workshops manufacturing wearing apparel, there
were 421 employing females alone, and 152 employing both males
and females.
In workshops of other occupations, there were 114 employing
females alone, and 73 employing both males and females.
Of the domestic workshops, females alone were employed in
20 and both males and females in 14.
During the year notices and complaints were received from
H.M. Inspectors of Factories, as follows:—
Complaints Factories 20
„ Workshops 55
Notices „ 91