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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
Poplar 1916
Annual report for the year 1916 on the sanitary condition and vital statistics of the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar, comprising the registration sub-districts of Poplar, Bromley and Bow
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Table D.-Home Work.
| Nature of Work. | Outworkers' List, Section 107. | Outwork in unwholesome premises, Section 108.* | Outwork in infected premises,* Sections 109, 110. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lists received from Employers. | Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists. | Prosecutions. | |||||||||||||
| Instances. | Notices served. | Prosecutions. | Instances.† | Orders made (S. 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. | Workmen. | Contractors. | Workmen. | ||||||||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) |
| Wearing Apparel— | |||||||||||||||
| „ Making, &c. | 96 | 315 | 1292 | 9 | 14 | 60 | |||||||||
| „ Cleaning & Washing | |||||||||||||||
| Household Linen | |||||||||||||||
| Lace, lace curtains & nets | |||||||||||||||
| Curtains and furniture hangings | |||||||||||||||
| Furniture and Upholstery | |||||||||||||||
| Electro-plate | . | ||||||||||||||
| File Making | |||||||||||||||
| Brass and Brass articles | |||||||||||||||
| Fur pulling | |||||||||||||||
| Cables and Chains | |||||||||||||||
| Anchors and Grapnels | |||||||||||||||
| Cart Gear | |||||||||||||||
| Locks, Latches and Keys | |||||||||||||||
| Umbrellas, &c. | |||||||||||||||
| Artificial Flowers | |||||||||||||||
| Nets, other than wire nets | |||||||||||||||
| Tents | |||||||||||||||
| Sacks | |||||||||||||||
| Racquet and Tennis Balls | |||||||||||||||
| Paper, &c., Boxes, Paper Bags | 14 | ... | 524 | 1 | ... | 7 | |||||||||
| Brush Making | |||||||||||||||
| Pea Picking | |||||||||||||||
| Feather Sorting | |||||||||||||||
| Carding, &c., of buttons, &c | |||||||||||||||
| Stuffed Toys | |||||||||||||||
| Basket Making | |||||||||||||||
| Chocolates & Sweetmeats | |||||||||||||||
| Cosaques, Christmas Crackers, Christmas Stockings, &c. | |||||||||||||||
| Textile Weaving | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 110 | 315 | 1,816 | 10 | 14 | 67 | |||||||||
* For Infectious Diseases see page 71. † See page 72.—29 Measles and 11 other infectious diseases.