London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1923
[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). | Outwork in infected premises, (Sections 139,110). | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lists received from Employers. | Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or 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 list. | Failing to send lists. | ||||||||||||
| Outworkers. | Lists. | Outworkers. | |||||||||||||
| Lists. | Contractors. | Workmen. | Contractors. | Workmen. | |||||||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) |
| Wearing Apparel— Making, etc. | 76 | 134 | 621 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 6* | TABLE D.—Home Work. | |||||||
| Cleaning and Washing | |||||||||||||||
| Household Linen | |||||||||||||||
| Lace, lace curtains and 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, etc. | |||||||||||||||
| Artificial Flowers | |||||||||||||||
| Nets, other than wire nets | |||||||||||||||
| Tents | |||||||||||||||
| Sacks | |||||||||||||||
| Racquet and Tennis Balls | |||||||||||||||
| Paper, etc., Boxes, Paper Bags | 2 | ... | 221 | 1 | ... | 17 | |||||||||
| Brush Making | |||||||||||||||
| Pea Picking | |||||||||||||||
| Feather Sorting | |||||||||||||||
| Carding,etc.,of buttons, etc. | |||||||||||||||
| Stuffed Toys | |||||||||||||||
| Basket Making | |||||||||||||||
| Chocolates and Sweetmeats | |||||||||||||||
| Cosaques, Christmas Crackers, Christmas Stockings, etc. | |||||||||||||||
| Textile Weaving | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 78 | 134 | 842 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 6* | ||||||||
* For infectious Diseases see page 19.