London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Barking 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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3.—HOME WORK.
| Nature of Work. | Lists received from Employers. | Addresses of Outworkers. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twice in the year. Outworkers. | Once in the year. Outworkers. | Received from | Forwarded to other | Inspections of Outworkers' | |||
| Lists. | Workmen | Lists. | Workmen. | other Councils | Councils. | premises | |
| Wearing apparel— | |||||||
| (1) making, etc. | 6 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 17 |
| Sacks | — | — | 1 | 8 | — | — | 8 |
| Paper Bags and Boxes | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Brush Making | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Total | 8 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 28 |