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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 1928
[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 un-wholesome premises. (Section 108). | Outwork in infected premises. (Section 109, 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 permit inspection of list | Failing to send lists. | Instances. | Notices served. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Orders made (S. 110). | Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110). | ||||||
| Lists. | Outworkers. | Lists. | Outworkers | ||||||||||||
| Contractors. | Workmen . | Contractors . | Workmen. | ||||||||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (S) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) |
| Wearing Apparel— | 31* | ||||||||||||||
| Making, etc. | 102 | 10 | 788 | — | — | - | |||||||||
| Cleaning and Washing | 2 | 20 | 2 | — | 11 | ||||||||||
| 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 | 4 | - | 107 | ||||||||||||
| Brush Making | |||||||||||||||
| Pea Picking | |||||||||||||||
| Feather Sorting | |||||||||||||||
| Carding,etc.,of buttons, etc. | |||||||||||||||
| Stuffed Toys | |||||||||||||||
| Basket Making | |||||||||||||||
| Chocolates and Sweetmeats | |||||||||||||||
| Cosaques, Christmas Crack | |||||||||||||||
| ers, Christmas Stockings, | |||||||||||||||
| etc. | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | ||||||||||
| Textile Weaving | |||||||||||||||
| Totals | 110 | 10 | 920 | 2 | — | 11 | - | --- | 31" | .. | .. | ||||
* For Infectious Diseases see page 85.