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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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| Workshops on the Register (sec. 131) at the end of the year. | Number. |
|---|---|
| Bakehouses (including eight factory bakehouses) | 11 |
| Other Workshops | 45 |
| Total number of Workshops on Register | 56 |
| (5) Other Matters. | |
| Class. | Number. |
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories:— | |
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (sec. 133) | – |
| 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 | – |
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The following list shows the nature of the homework carried out in this district by 61 outworkers:—
| Wearing apparel | 31 |
| Millinery | 3 |
| Tie-making | 3 |
| Life-belt covering | 4 |
| Machinery | 1 |
| Box makers | 3 |
| Paper hats, Christmas crackers and novelties | 5 |
| Flags | 4 |
| Handbags | 1 |
| Infants' bibs | 1 |
| Fancy leather goods | 1 |
| Umbrellas | 2 |
| Christmas cards | 1 |
| Brushes | 1 |