Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1932
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FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, LAUNDRIES, WORKPLACES, AND HOMEWORK. HOMEWORK.
NATURE OF WORK (1) | Outworkers' Lists, Section 107 | Outwork in Unwholesome Premises Section, 108 | Outwork in Infected Premises (Sections 109, 110) | ||||||||||||
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Lists received from Employers | Outworkers resident in Bermondsey received from other Districts | Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists (8) | Prosecutions | Instances (11) | Notices served (12) | Prosecutions (13) | Instances (14) | Notices served (15) | Prosecutions 16 | ||||||
Lists (2) | Outworkers | Failing to keep lists (9) | Failing to send lists (10) | ||||||||||||
Resident in Bermondsey | Resident in other Districts (5) | ||||||||||||||
Contractors | Workmen (4) | Contractors (6) | Workmen (7) | ||||||||||||
Wearing Apparel:— | |||||||||||||||
(1) Making, etc. | 25 | – | 36 | 48 | 6 | 42 | 7 | – | – | 5 | 5 | – | 1 | – | – |
(2) Cleansing and washing | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Fur pulling | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Umbrellas, etc. | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Sacks | 5 | – | 3 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Paper, etc., Boxes, Paper Bags | 4 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 8 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
Brush making | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
Chocolates and Sweetmeats | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Leather Goods | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 3 | – | 2 | – | – |
Surgical Instruments | 2 | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Coathangers | 2 | – | 12 | 30 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
Carding of buttons, etc | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Onion Peeling | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Total | 43 | – | 58 | 90 | 7 | 63 | 12 | – | – | 14 | 14 | – | 3 | – | – |