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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 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE D—Home Work.
| Nature of Work. | Outworkers' List, Section 107. | Outwork in unwholesome premises, Section 108. | Outwork in infected premises, Sections 109, 110. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lists received from Employers. | Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping of sending lists. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Notices served | Prosecutions. | Instances. | 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. | Workmen. | Contractors. | Workmen. | ||||||||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) |
| Wearing Apparel— | |||||||||||||||
| „ Making, &c. | 60 | 111 | 503 | 12 | 11 | 73 | 10 | ||||||||
| ,, Cleaning & Washing | |||||||||||||||
| Household Linen | |||||||||||||||
| Lace, lace curtains & nets Curtains and furniture hangings | |||||||||||||||
| 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. &c. | |||||||||||||||
| Artificial Flowers | |||||||||||||||
| Nets, other than wire nets | |||||||||||||||
| Tents | |||||||||||||||
| Sacks | |||||||||||||||
| Racquet and Tennis Balls | |||||||||||||||
| Paper, &c., Boxes, Paper Bags | 2 | ... | 253 | 1 | ... | 17 | |||||||||
| 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 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Total | 62 | 111 | 761 | 13 | 11 | 99 | 10* | ||||||||