London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Barking 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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(3) Home Work.
Eight notices were issued to the occupiers of premises
in the district where outworkers are employed, who
supplied lists twice during the year of 28 workpeople
engaged on making wearing apparel, etc., in their
homes.
(4) Registered Workshops.
Workshops on the Register at the end of the
year:— Number.
Bakehouses (including six factory bakehouses)
11
Other Workshops 48
Total number of Workshops on Register 59
(5) Other Matters.
Class:— Number.
Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of
Factories:—
Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory
and Workshop ActAction
taken in matters referred by H.M.
Inspector as remediable under the Public
Health Acts, but not under the Factory
and Workshop Act 3
Other -
Underground Bakehouses:—
Certificates granted during the year—
In use at the end of the year —
(6) Outworkers.
The following list shows the nature of the homework
carried out in this district by 60 outworkers:—
Wearing apparel 28
Millinery 4
Tie-making3