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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 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Class of Homework. | 1911. 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 | 76 | 1463 | 69 | 1377 | 824 | 811 | 1058 | 1042 |
| Tailoring | 54 | 614 | 47 | 597 | ||||
| Bhirtmaking | 5 | 203 | 5 | 196 | ||||
| Miscellaneous | 4 | 92 | 4 | 92 | ||||
| Shoemakers | 4 | 47† | 4 | 52‡ | ||||
| Boxes | 9 | 507 | 9 | 440 | ||||
* See pages 141,142 and 149. † 36 Males and 11 Females. ‡ 36 Males and 16 Females.
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 | 71 | 89 |
| Bakehouse Domestic Workshops | 18 | ||
| Laundries Workshops | 20 | ||
| Laundries Domestic Workshops | 9 | ||
| Workshops | 3151 | ||
| Domestic Workshops | 32 | ||
| Workplaces | 157 | ||
| Workplaces Domestic | 19 | ||
| Places where food is sold or prepared | 278† | ||
| Total number of workshops and workplaces, etc., on Register | 919‡ | ||
• 6 where men and women are employed.
† Power is used in s4 of these premises.
‡ Sea Tables A and B, and pages 145 and 146.