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Camberwell 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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Outworkers.
During the year lists containing the names of 178 outworkers
residing in Camberwell were received from employers
carrying on business in the Borough and from other local
sanitary authorities. The following table indicates the nature
of the work undertaken by these persons.
Table showing Trades of Outworkers in Employment at the End of 1948.
| Artificial flowers | 5 |
| Baby linen | 2 |
| Belts | 1 |
| Blinds | 1 |
| Blouses | 1 |
| Brushes | 2 |
| Cardboard Boxes | 13 |
| Card lacing | 3 |
| Coathangers | 1 |
| Diaries | 1 |
| Embroidery | 4 |
| Hats | 2 |
| Hosiers | 1 |
| Lampshades . | 3 |
| Linens | 5 |
| Needlework | 1 |
| Novelties | 2 |
| Overalls | 1 |
| Paper bags | 6 |
| Shoulder pads | 1 |
| Surgical shoes | 2 |
| Stationery | 5 |
| Tailoring | 10 |
| Ties | 12 |
| Uniform caps | 2 |
| Wearing apparel | 74 |
| Miscellaneous | 17 |
| 178 |
Offensive Trades, etc.
The following businesses carried on in the Borough are
classified as offensive trades: —
Skin dressers 4
Soap boilers 1
In addition there are 23 premises in which the business of
rag and bone dealer is conducted.
All these premises are subject to supervision and.periodical
inspection by the district Sanitary Inspectors.
Rag Flock.
Five samples of rag flock were obtained during the year
and submitted to the Public Analyst for examination. The
standard permitted at present is a maximum of 30 parts per
100,000 of soluble chlorides as chlorine. It will be seen from
the following table that all the samples were satisfactory.
Sample No. Soluble chlorides as chlorine.
Parts per 100,000.
1 5.0
2 4.5
3 12.0
4 11.0
5 5.0