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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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(3) Home Work.
Four notices were issued to the occupiers of premises in the district where outworkers
are employed, who supplied lists twice during the year of 7 workpeople engaged
on making wearing apparel, etc., in their homes.
(4)
| Workshops on the Register (sec. 131) at the end of the year. (1) | Number. (2) |
|---|---|
| Bakehouses (including nine factory bakehouses) | 15 |
| Other Workshops | 50 |
| Total number of Workshops on Register | 65 |
(5)
| Class. (1) | Number. (2) |
|---|---|
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories:— | |
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (sec. 133) | 1 |
| Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspector as remediable under the Public Health Acts, but not under the Factory and Workshop Act (sec. 5) | - |
| Other | — |
| Underground Bakehouses (sec. 101):— | |
| Certificates granted during the year | — |
| In use at the end of the year | — |
(6) Out-workers.
The following list shows the nature of the homework carried out in this district
by 37 outworkers:—
Box maker 1
Boot and shoe maker 1
Life-belt covering 1
Tie making 2
Millinery 2
Wearing apparel (various) 28
Furrier 1
Umbrella covering 1
During the year, 36 lists of out-workers were received from other Authorities
in respect of addresses in Barking. Four lists were received from employers within
the district.