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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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| Nature of Work | OUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 107 | * Outworkers in unwholesome premises, Section 108 | Outwork in infected premises, Sections, 109, 110 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | 32 | 137 | 208 | 2 | 5 | 819 | 197 | 54 | ... | ... | 47 | 67 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Boots and Shoes | 8 | 31 | 70 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 89 | 68 | 12 | ... | ... | 14 | 25 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Curtains, Furniture hangings and Trimmings | 2 | 58 | 3 | 2 | ... | 14 | 15 | 43 | 6 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Fur-pulling and feathers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Umbrellas, etc. | 2 | ... | 13 | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Artificial Flowers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Paper, etc.,Boxes, Paper Bags | 11 | 3 | 172 | 1 | ... | 8 | 94 | 59 | 16 | ... | ... | 37 | 50 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Brush-making...... | 8 | ... | 88 | 1 | ... | 1 | 8 | 54 | 2 | ... | ... | 7 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Draught Board Making | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Cosaques, Christmas Crackers, Christmas Stockings, etc. Textile Weaving | 1 | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 18 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 15 1 | 19 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Toys ..... | 1 | ... | 158 | ... | ... | ... | 26 | 99 | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals ... | 61 | 229 | 724 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 1,182 | 521 | 100 | ... | ... | 142 | 198 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
*lhe figures in these columns relate to outworkers premises at which nuisances were found and dealt with
under Public Health (London) Act.