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

Hackney 1916

Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1916

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Table: The following analysis shows the trades followed by these outworkers :—

The following analysis shows the trades followed by these outworkers :—

Trade.No. of OutworkersTrade.No. of Outworkers.
Artificial Florist82Hats6
Baby Linen19Lace Trimmed Goods5
Belts27Millinery190
Blouses236Pinafores1
Boots and Shoes518Shirts65
Boxes204Shoe Bows13
Braces7Skirts and Mantles274
Brushes198Tailoring131
Canvas Goods2Ties189
Children's Costumes18Trimming73
Clothiers and Outfitters117Umbrellas27
Collars and Bibs14Underclothing119T
Confectionery Packing10Upholsterers' Trimmings14
Corsets7Vests1
Dolls123Miscellaneous57
Dressing and Tea Gown132,868
Fancy Goods23
Fur Trade85

Table: The local authorities from which I have received names and addresses of outworkers during the year 1916 are the following:—

The local authorities from which I have received names and addresses of outworkers during the year 1916 are the following:—

Battersea6Lambeth2
Bermondsey1Leyton11
Bethnal Green355Paddington4
Bromley (Kent)2Poplar64
Camberwell5St. Marylebone51
Chelsea16St. Pancras2
City of London,292Shoreditch215
Deptford3Southgate2
Edmonton1Southwark11
Finchley1Stoke Newington60
Finsbury610Tottenham8
Greenwich2Walthamstow14
Hammersmith1West Ham4
Hampstead6Stepney108
Holborn173,254
Hornsey3
Islington369
Kensington8