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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 1918
Annual report for the year 1918 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. (1) | 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. | Outworkers. | |||||||||||||
| Contractors. | "Workmen. | Lists. | Contractors. | Workmen. | |||||||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) |
| Wearing Apparel— | |||||||||||||||
| „ Making, &c. | 102 | 107 | 1297 | 6 | ... | 33 | |||||||||
| ,, 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 | 8 | 400 | 1 | ... | 3 | ||||||||||
| 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 | 107 | 1,697 | 7 | ... | 36 | |||||||||
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*For Infectious Diseases see page 52.