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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 1938
[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, j (Section 108). | Outwork in infected premises, (Sections 109, 110). | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lists received from Empioyers. | Notice served on Occupation as to keeping or or sending lists. | Prosecutions. | |||||||||||||
| Instances. | Notices served | Prosecutions | Instances. | Orders made (S. 110}. | Prosecutions 'Sections 109, no,. | ||||||||||
| Twice in the year. | Once in the year. | Failing to keep or per mit inspec. tion of list | Failing to send lists. | ||||||||||||
| Total Lists. | Outworkers. | 'Total Lists. | Outworkers | ||||||||||||
| Contractors. | Workmen . | Contractors. | Workmen. | ||||||||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) |
| Wearing Apparel— | Table D.—Home Work. | ||||||||||||||
| Making, etc. | 54 | 36 | 436 | 2 | 1 | — | 29 | — | 10 | ||||||
| Cleaning and Washing | |||||||||||||||
| Household Linen | |||||||||||||||
| Laoe, laoe ourtains and nets | |||||||||||||||
| Curtains and furniture | |||||||||||||||
| hangings | |||||||||||||||
| Furniture and Upholstery | |||||||||||||||
| Eleotro-plate | |||||||||||||||
| File Making | |||||||||||||||
| Brass and Brass Artioles | |||||||||||||||
| 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,eto.,Boxes, Paper Bags | 10 | — | 127 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | _ | |||||||
| Brush Making | |||||||||||||||
| Pea Picking | |||||||||||||||
| Feather Sorting | |||||||||||||||
| Carding,etc.,of buttons,etc. | |||||||||||||||
| Stuffed Toys | |||||||||||||||
| Basket Making | |||||||||||||||
| Chocolates and Sweetmeats | |||||||||||||||
| Cosaques, ChristmasCrackers | |||||||||||||||
| Christmas Stockings, etc. | |||||||||||||||
| Textile Weaving | |||||||||||||||
| Lampshades | |||||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous* | 2 | — | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 | — | — | |||||||
| Totals | 66 | 36 | 602 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | _ | — |
• Flags and bunting.