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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 1938
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1938
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FACTORIES, AND OTHER PREMISES. HOMEWORK.
| NATURE OF WORK (1) | Outworkers' Lists, Section 110 | Outwork in Unwholesome Premises Section, 111 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lists received from Employers | Outworkes resident in Bermondsey received From other Districts | Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists (8) | Prosecutions | Instances (11) | Notices nerved (12) | Prosecutions (13) | ||||||
| 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. | 18 | – | 42 | 49 | 1 | 48 | 11 | – | – | 11 | 11 | – |
| (2) Cleansing and washing | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fur pulling | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Umbrellas, etc. | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sacks | 8 | – | 12 | 8 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – |
| Paper, etc., Boxes, Paper Bags | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 6 | 2 | – | – | 4 | 4 | – |
| Brush making | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Combs, etc. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Leather Goods | 4 | – | 1 | 7 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Surgical Instruments | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Coathangers | 2 | – | 10 | 13 | – | 8 | 2 | – | – | 7 | 7 | – |
| Carding of buttons, etc | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Onion Peeling | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Games and Toys | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Artificial Flowers | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 36 | – | 71 | 83 | 1 | 87 | 21 | – | – | 23 | 23 | – |