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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 1929
[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. | Notice 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. | |||||||||||||
| 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, etc. | 86 | 9 | 779 | 1 | — | 3 | 14* | |||||||||
| 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 | - | 72 | |||||||||||||
| 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 | - | 7 | - | - | |||||||||||
| Textile Weaving | ||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 90 | 9 | 858 | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14* | - | ||