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Poplar 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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LIST OF OUTWORKERS, FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT,
1901 (S. 107)*
LIST OF OUTWORKERS, FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT, 1901 (S. 107)*
| Class of Homework. | 1909. Number of Lists received. | Number of Addresses of Outworkers. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Due Feb 1st. | Due Aug. 1st. | Forwarded to other Authorities. | Received from other Authorities, | |||||
| No. of Lists. | No. of Outworkers. | No. of Lists. | No. of Outworkers. | Due Feb. 1. | Due Aug. 1. | Due Feb. 1. | Due Aug. 1. | |
| Total | 71 | 72 | 1307 | 650 | 642 | 895 | 831 | |
| Tailoring | 45 | 476 | 45 | 474 | ||||
| Shirtmaking | 4 | 172 | 5 | 474 | ||||
| Miscellaneous | 6 | 102 | 7 | 141 | ||||
| Boxes | 7 | 63† | 6 | 51‡ | ||||
| Boxes | 9 | 475 | 9 | 466 | ||||
* See pages 126 and 131. † 44 Males and 19 Females. ‡ 44 Males and 7 Females.
TABLE E.
Registered Workshops and Workplaces.
| Workshops and Workplaces, etc., on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year. (1) | Number. (2) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Important classes of workshops, such as workshop bakehouses," may be enumerated here. | Bakehouse Workshops | 64 | 97 |
| Bakehouse Domestic Workshops | 33 | ||
| Laundries Workshops | |||
| Laundries Domestic Workshops | |||
| Workshops | 349* | ||
| Domestic Workshops | 39 | ||
| Workplaces | 174 | ||
| Workplaces Domestic . .. .. | |||
| Places where food is sold or prepared | 294† | ||
| Total number of workshops and workplaces, etc., on Register | 1009 | ||
• 7 where men and women are employed,
† Power is used in 37 of these premises.
x See Tables A and B, and pages 127 and 128.