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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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(3) Home Work.
Six notices were issued to the occupiers of premises in the district where
outworkers are employed, who supplied lists twice during the year of 15 workpeople
engaged on making wearing apparel, etc., in their homes.
(8)
| External walls repointed | 561 |
| House floors repaired | 226 |
| Windows repaired or renewed | 347 |
| Window and door reveals repaired | 136 |
| Window sills repaired or renewed | 283 |
| Sasheords renewed | 328 |
| Washing coppers repaired or renewed | 240 |
| Stoves repaired or renewed | 228 |
| House doors and frames repaired or renewed | 210 |
| Stairs repaired | 22 |
| Handrails fixed | 20 |
| Chimney pots renewed and stacks rebuilt | 315 |
| Dirty or defective rooms repaired, cleansed and redecorated | 2,331 |
| Damp walls remedied | 146 |
| Insufficient floor ventilation | 174 |
| External painting | 210 |
| Weatherboards fixed | 4 |
| Door sills repaired or renewed | 63 |
| Defective brickwork repaired | 3 |
| Window fasteners fixed | 20 |
(9)
| Offensive accumulations removed | 30 | |
| Animals so kept as to be a nuisance | 4 | |
| Verminous rooms disinfested | 88 | |
| Drains tested | 605 | |
| Dangerous structures reported | 10 | |
| Overcrowding | 29 | |
| Shed erections | 2 | |
| Flooding | 3 | |
| Other conditions | 82 | |
| 2,585 | ||
| Statutory Notices:— Section 23, Public Health Act, 1875 | - | 644 |
| Section 36, Public Health Act, 1875 | 180 | |
| Section 41, Public Health Act, 1875 | 29 | |
| Section 94, Public Health Act, 1875 | 267 | |
| Section 17, Housing Act, 1930 | 168 | |
(6) Outworkers.
The following list shows the nature of the homework carried out in this district
by 49 outworkers:—
Box makers
2
Machinery
1
Life-belt covering
2
Tie making
4
Millinery
3
Wearing apparel (various)
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During the year, 42 lists of outworkers were received from other Authorities
in respect of addresses in Barking. Six lists were received from employers within
the district.