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City of London 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]

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In eight cases employers neglected to keep lists at their premises and to send copies of the
same to the Corporation as required by the Act. Notice in each case was served upon the
offender and in all cases complied with.
No cases of infectious disease were reported in connection with outworkers' premises
in the City.

Table: The following figures show the number of Outworkers notified since 1902:—

The following figures show the number of Outworkers notified since 1902:—

Year.Number of Lists received.Outworkers Employed in City.Outworkers Employed outside City.Total number of Outworkers.
1902173,7523,769
(Note.—First Notice issued to all employers at the end of 1904.)
19055762367,8918,127
19081,50662416,90917,533
19111,51565616,40517,061
19121,48170915,77716,486
19131,52371816,02516,743
19141,58173915,94116,680
19151,58980715,44416,251
19161,48166114,76615,427
19171,36660213,31913,921
19181,39560712,80213,409
19191,37968812,58113,269
19201,35980213,10213,904
19211,41171711,03511,752
19221,49378311,95612,739
19231,40670112,11412,815
19241,42684812,23413,082
19251,39187412,06112,935
19261,35288911,51412,403
19271,33884611,23012,076
19281,30787910,89711,776
19291,26386110,47811,339
19301,2291,0199,60311,851