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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 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE D.—Home Work.
| Nature of Work. (1) | Outworkers' List (Section 107). | Outwork in un- wholesome premises, (Section 108). | Outwork in infected premises, (Sections 109, 110). | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lists received from Employers. | (8)Notice served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists. | Prosecutions. | |||||||||||||
| (11)Instances. | (12)Notices served. | (13)Prosecutions. | (14)Instances. | (15) Orders made (S. 110). | (16) Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110). | ||||||||||
| Twice in the year. | Once in the year. | (9) Failing to keep or per-mit inspection of list. | (10) Failing to send lists. | ||||||||||||
| Lists. (2) | Outworkers. | Lists. (5) | Out workers | ||||||||||||
| Contractors. (3) | Work- men. (4) | Contractors. (6) | Workmen. (7) | ||||||||||||
| Wearing Apparel— | |||||||||||||||
| Making, etc. | 88 | 24 | 807 | 7 | .. | 26 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 33 | |||
| Cleaning and Washing | 1 | .. | 26 | ||||||||||||
| 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 | .. | 113 | 1 | .. | 16 | |||||||||
| Brush Making | 1 | .. | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Pea Picking | |||||||||||||||
| Feather Sorting | |||||||||||||||
| Carding, etc., of buttons, etc. Stuffed Toys | |||||||||||||||
| Basket Making | |||||||||||||||
| Chocolates and Sweetmeats Cosaques, Christmas Crackers, Christmas Stockings, etc. | 4 | .. | 23 | .. | .. | ||||||||||
| Textile Weaving | |||||||||||||||
| Totals | 95 | 24 | 944 | 9 | .. | 68 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 33* | .. | .. |
| *For Infectious Diseases see page 22. | |||||||||||||||