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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 1927
[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 199, 110). | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lists received from Employers. | Notice served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists. | Prosecutions. | |||||||||||||
| Twice in the year. | Once in the year. | Failing to keep or per mit inspection of list. | Failing to send lists. | Instances. | Notices served. | Instances. | Orders made (S. 110). | Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110). | |||||||
| 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— | 778 | ||||||||||||||
| Making, etc. | 87 | 12 | 6 | — | 27 | 36* | |||||||||
| Cleaning and Washing | 2 | 28 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 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 | — | 95 | ||||||||||||
| Brush Making | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Pea Picking | |||||||||||||||
| Feather Sorting | |||||||||||||||
| Carding.etc. ,of buttons,etc. | |||||||||||||||
| Stuffed Toys | |||||||||||||||
| Basket Making | |||||||||||||||
| Chocolates and Sweetmeats Cosaques, Christmas Crack-ers, Christmas Stockings, | — | 4 | — | — | |||||||||||