London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bethnal Green 1915
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1915 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector
This page requires JavaScript
52
APPENDIX J (2)
Outworkers List of Trades.
Artificial Flower Making 14
Belt Making 17
Blouse Making 65
Bone Needle Making 2
Boot and Shoe Making 385
Box and Match Box Making 478
Brace Making 7
Brush Making 196
Clothing 193
Collar and Shirt Making 34
Corset Making 2
Embroiderers 13
Feather Workers 20
Furriers 12
Furniture, Ac. Making 4
Glove Making 1
Haberdashery 3
Hat and Cap Making 11
Haversacks, &c. 27
Leather Work (Fancy) 5
Mantles, Costumes, &c. 64
Milliners 22
Paper Bag Making 15
Polishing 6
Pyjama Making 2
Stick Making
Tailoring 756
Tie Making 33
Trimming (fancy) 82
Umbrella Making 63
Underclothing Making 18
Upholsterer's Trimmings 26
Waterproof Making
Weaving 5T
Unknown 92
Discontinued work 215
2,944
| Number of Houses Let in Lodgings on Register at end of 1915 | 280 |
| Number of Houses Let in Lodgings cancelled during 1915 | 17 |
| Number of Houses Let in Lodgings registered during 1915 | 2 |
| Number of Inspections made | 1,217 |
| Number of rooms overcrowded | 6 |
| Number of cellars illegally occupied | 2 |
| Cases of indecent occupation | — |
| Notices served | 404 |
| Registration notices written and served | 2 |