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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 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Nature of Work. | Outworkers' List, Section 107. | Outwork in unwholesome premises, Section 108.1 | Outwork in infected premises,* Sections 109, 110. | TABLE D —Home Work. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lists received from Employers. | Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists. | Prosecutions. | ||||||||||||||
| Instances. | Notices served. | Prosecutions. | Instances.f | Orders made (S. 110). | Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110.) | |||||||||||
| Twice In the year. | Once in the year. | Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists. | Failing to send lists. | |||||||||||||
| Lists. | Outworkers. | Lists. | Outworkers. | |||||||||||||
| Contractors. | Work-[men. | Contractors. | Workmen. | |||||||||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (18) | |
| Wearing Apparel— „ Making, &c. | 102 | 359 | 1636 | 19 | 27 | 87 | ||||||||||
| „ Cleaning & Washing | ||||||||||||||||
| Household Linen | ||||||||||||||||
| Lace, lace curtains & nets Curtains and furniture hangings | ||||||||||||||||
| Furniture and Upholstery | ||||||||||||||||
| Electro-plate | ||||||||||||||||
| File Making | ||||||||||||||||
| Brass and Brass articles | ||||||||||||||||
| Fur pulling | ||||||||||||||||
| Cables and Chains | ||||||||||||||||
| Anchors and Grapnels | ||||||||||||||||
| Cart Gear | ||||||||||||||||
| Locks, Latches and Keys | ||||||||||||||||
| Umbrellas, &e. | ||||||||||||||||
| Artificial Flowers | ||||||||||||||||
| Nets, other than wire nets | ||||||||||||||||
| Tents | ||||||||||||||||
| Sacks | ||||||||||||||||
| Racquet and Tennis Balls | ||||||||||||||||
| Paper, &c., Boxes, Paper Bags | 10 | ... | 553 | 2 | ... | 11 | ||||||||||
| Brush Making | ||||||||||||||||
| Pea Picking | ||||||||||||||||
| Feather Sorting | ||||||||||||||||
| Carding,&c.,of buttons,&c | ||||||||||||||||
| Stuffed Toys | ||||||||||||||||
| Basket Making | ||||||||||||||||
| Chocolates & Sweetmeats | ||||||||||||||||
| Cosaques, Christmas Crackers, Christmas Stockings, &c. | ||||||||||||||||
| Textile Weaving | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 112 | 359 | 2,189 | 21 | 27 | 98 | ||||||||||
* For Infectious Diseases see page 78. f See page 78.—18 Scarlet Fever, 9 Diphtheria, 5 Erysipelas, 18 Meas'.es, I Cerebro spinal Meningitis,
3 Chicken-pox and 1 Puerperal Fever.