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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

Shoreditch 1951

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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Table: The following table shows the numbers of outworkers living in Shoreditch and employed by firms outside the Borough during 1951 as notified by the various sanitary authorities.NUMBERS OF OUTWORKERS RECEIVED FROM OTHER DISTRICTS DURING 1951.

The following table shows the numbers of outworkers living in Shoreditch and employed by firms outside the Borough during 1951 as notified by the various sanitary authorities.

NUMBERS OF OUTWORKERS RECEIVED FROM OTHER DISTRICTS DURING 1951.

DISTRICTSMaking Wearing ApparelToys and CrackersArtificial. Flowersfurniture and UpholsteryFur PullingUmbrellas Etc.Paper Bags and BoxesBrush MakingFancy Leather GoodsCard MountingTOTALS
Feb.Aug.Feb.Aug.FebAugFeb.Aug.Feb.Aug.Feb.Aug.FebAug.Feb.Aug.Feb.Aug.Feb.Aug.
Bethnal Green-4-4-1-5-----3------17
Chelsea1-------------------1
Finsbury30323266161-24414---91617153
Hackney2521-5-10-----9223-12-62
Hampstead1------1------------2
Holborn21-1--------1----2--7
Islington-10---1-------7---1--19
Lambeth-1------------------1
City of London8-------------------8
St. Marylebone2-------------------2
St. Pancras35----------1-------9
Southgate------1-------------1
Southward2-----------22------6
Stepney55------------------10
Stoke Newington69--1-43----1----2--26
Westminster12-------------------12
Totals97694712816151-24182823-151817336