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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 1920
Report on the sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney for the year 1920
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3,—HOME WORK.
| Nature of Work. | Outworkers' Lists, Section 107. | Outwork in Unwholesome Pre. mises, Section 108 | Outwork in Infected Premises Sections 109, 110. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lists received from Employers. | Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or ending Lists. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Notices Served. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Orders Made (Section 110). | Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110) | |||||||
| Twice in the year. | Once in the year. | ||||||||||||||
| Failing to keep or permit inspection of Lists. | Failing to send Lists. | ||||||||||||||
| Lists. | Outworkers. | Lists. | Outworkers. | ||||||||||||
| Contractors. | Wormen. | Contractors | Workmen. | ||||||||||||
| Wearing Apparel— | |||||||||||||||
| (1) Making, &c. | 334 | 56 | 3,041 | 15 | ... | 42 | 233 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| (2) Cleaning and Washing | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Lace, Lace Curtains and Nets | 2 | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Furniture and Upholstery | 6 | 6 | 72 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Fur Pulling | 16 | ... | 16 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Umbrellas, &c. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Artificial Flowers | 12 | ... | 108 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Racquet and Tennis falls | 4 | ... | 13 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Paper, &c., Boxes, Paper Bags | 38 | ... | 560 | ... | ... | ... | 23 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Brush Making | 26 | ... | 693 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Stuffed Toys | 16 | ... | 70 | ... | ... | ... | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Basket taking | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cosaques, Christmas crackers, Christmas stockings, &c. | 2 | ... | 32 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Total | 458 | 62 | 4,616 | 17 | ... | 44 | 299 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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