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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
Bethnal Green 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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HOME WORK.
| OUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 107 | *Outworkers in unwholesome premises,Section 108 | Outwork in infected premises, Sections 109,110 | |||||||||||||||
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| Nature of Work | Lists received from Employers | Addresses of Outworkers | Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists | Prosecutions | Instances | Notices served | Prosecutions | Instances | Orders made (s. 110) | Prosecutions (s. 109, 110) | |||||||
| Sending twice in the year | Sending once in the year | ||||||||||||||||
| Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists | Failing to send lists | ||||||||||||||||
| Lists | Outworkers | Lists | Outworkers | Received from other Councils | Forwarded to other Councils | ||||||||||||
| Contractors | Workmen | Contractors | Workmen | ||||||||||||||
| Wearing Apparel— | |||||||||||||||||
| Making, etc. | 60 | 129 | 191 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 925 | 195 | 53 | ... | ... | 55 | 53 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Boots and Shoes | 20 | 9 | 191 | 1 | ... | 8 | 99 | 144 | 16 | ... | ... | 38 | 32 | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
| Curtains, Furniture hangings and Trimmings | 4 | 40 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 13 | 4 | ... | ... | 9 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Fur-pulling and feathers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Umbrellas, etc. | 2 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 3 | 19 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 4 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Artificial Flowers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Paper, etc., Boxes, Paper Bags | 16 | ... | 146 | 1 | ... | 1 | 113 | 36 | 15 | ... | ... | 40 | 37 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Brush-making | 8 | ... | 146 | ... | ... | ... | 20 | 114 | 2 | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Draught Board Making | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cosaques, Christmas Crackers, Christmas Stockings, etc. | 2 | ... | 13 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 10 | 2 | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Textile Weaving | 2 | ... | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Toys | 2 | ... | 98 | ... | ... | 7 | 64 | 2 | ... | ... | 8 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Total | 118 | 178 | 811 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 1224 | 577 | 102 | ... | ... | 173 | 161 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... |
* The figures in these columns relate to outworkers' premises at which nuisances were found and dealt with
under Public Health (London) Act.
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