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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
Poplar 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Class of Homework. | 1910. 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. ol Lists. | No. of Outworkers. | Due Due Feb. 1. Aug. 1. | Due Feb. 1. | Due Aug. 1. | ||
| Total | 70 | 1410 | 72 | 1446 | 682 | 748 | 864 | 961 |
| Tailoring | 48 | 548 | 51 | 600 | ||||
| Shirtmaking | 4 | 182 | 4 | 179 | ||||
| Miscellaneous | 5 | 147 | 4 | 133 | ||||
| Shoemakers | 4 | 52† | 4 | 48‡ | ||||
| Boxes | 9 | 481 | 9 | 486 | ||||
* See pages 167,168 and 175. † 34 Males and 18 Females. ‡+ 30 Males and 18 Females.
TABLE E. Registeked Wobkshops and Wokkplaces.
| Workshops and Workplaces, etc., on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year. (1) | Number. (2) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Important classes of workshops, such as workshops bakehouses, may be enumerated here. | Bakehouse Workshops | 67 | 93 |
| Bakehouse Domestic Workshops | 26 | ||
| Laundries Workshops | 19 | ||
| Laundries Domestic Workshops | 18 | ||
| Workshops | 3511 | ||
| Domestic Workshops | 39 | ||
| Workplaces | 182 | ||
| Workplaces Domestic | 23 | ||
| * Places where food is sold or prepared | 329† | ||
| Total number of workshops and workplaces, etc., on Register | 1054‡ | ||
*5 where men and women are employed.
†Power is used in 40 of these premises.
‡See Tables A and B, and pages 171 and 172.