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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
Leyton 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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6.—
| NATURE OF WORK. | outworkers' lists, section 107. | outwork in unwholesome premises, section 108. | outwork in infected premises, secs. 109, 110. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lists received from Employers. | Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists. | Instances and Notices served. | Instances and Orders made (s. 110). | ||||||
| Sending once in the year. | Sending twice in the year. | ||||||||
| Outworkers. | Outworkers. | ||||||||
| Lists. | Contractors. | Workmen. | Lists. | Contractors. | Workmen. | ||||
| Wearing Apparel—Making, etc | ... | ... | 298 | ||||||
| Lace, lace curtains, and nets, etc | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Furniture and upholstery | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Artificial Flowers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Racquet and tennis balls | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Paper, etc., boxes, paper bags | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Brush making | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23 | ... | |
| Stuffed toys and leather boxes | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | |||
| Cosaques and Christmass | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ||
| Linen Packing Condenser | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |||
| Gas mantles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Rope making | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Beadwork | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Feather Curling, etc. | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Umbrellas | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Totals | ... | ... | 263 | ||||||
N.B.—No home-workers were known to be engaged during the year in the following occupations : Household linen; Furniture hangings;
Electro-plate; File-making; Brass and brass articles; Fur-pulling; Cables and chains; Anchors and grapnels; Cart-gear,
Locks, etc.; Nets, other than wire nets; Tents; Sacks; Pea-picking; Carding of buttons; Basket-making; Chocolates
and sweetmeats; Textile-weaving.