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 1939
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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 | 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) | ||||||
| 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. | 10 | – | 87 | 54 | – | 24 | 6 | – | – | 7 | 7 | – |
| (2) Cleansing and washing | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fur pulling | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Umbrellas, etc. | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sacks | 6 | – | 27 | 18 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | 3 | – |
| Paper, etc., Boxes, Paper Bags | 2 | – | 11 | 3 | – | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Brush making | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – |
| Combs, etc. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Leather Goods | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Surgical Instruments | 2 | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | – |
| Coathangers | 2 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Carding of buttons, etc. | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – |
| Onion Peeling | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Games and Toys | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Artificial Flowers | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 25 | – | 133 | 90 | – | 60 | 12 | – | – | 13 | 13 | – |