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
Bethnal Green 1916
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1916
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3.—HOME WORK
| NATURE OF WORK. | Outworkers' Lists (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 (Section 110). | Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110). | |||||||
| Sending twice in the year. | Sending once in the year. | Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists. | Failing to send lists. | ||||||||||||
| Lists. | Outworkers. | Lists. | Outworkers. | ||||||||||||
| Contractors. | Work men. | Contractors. | Work men. | ||||||||||||
| Wearing Apparel—Making, &c... | 148 | 322 | 1558 | 21 | 8 | 573 | ... | 2 | 1 | 341 | 492 | ... | 4 | ... | ... |
| Curtains and furniture hangings | 6 | ... | 139 | 1 | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Furniture and upholstery | ... | 2 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Gables and chains | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Umbrellas, &c | 4 | ... | 17 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Paper, &c., boxes, paper bags | 30 | ... | 643 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 121 | 160 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Brush making | 8 | ... | 489 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 138 | 159 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Basket making | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Textile weaving | 2 | ... | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Total | 202 | 322 | 2876 | 24 | 8 | 587 | ... | 2 | 1 | 617 | 835 | ... | 4 | ... | ... |