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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
Bermondsey 1933
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1933
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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 Premies (Sections 109, 110) | ||||||||||||
| Lists received from Employers | Outworkers resident in Bermondaey 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 (3) | Workmen (4) | Contractors (6) | Workmen (7) | ||||||||||||
| Wearing Apparel:— | |||||||||||||||
| (1) Making, etc. | 24 | – | 29 | 44 | 6 | 39 | 6 | – | – | 5 | 5 | – | – | – | – |
| (2) Cleansing and washing | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fur pulling | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Umbrellas, etc. | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sacks | 6 | – | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Paper, etc., Boxes. Paper Bags | 3 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 4 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Brush making | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chocolates and Sweetmeats | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Leather Goods | 4 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Surgical Instruments | 2 | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Coathangers | 2 | – | 13 | 33 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Carding of buttons, etc | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Onion Peeling | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 42 | – | 58 | 88 | 7 | 61 | 8 | – | – | 8 | 8 | – | 1 | – | – |