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Stepney 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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3.—OUTWORKERS.
The net number of outworkers in the Borough engaged in various trades is as follows:—
| Making of wearing apparel | 2,541 |
| Cleaning of wearing apparel | 1 |
| Paper boxes, etc. | 29 |
| Furriers | 34 |
| Xmas crackers | 4 |
| Brushes | 4 |
| Furniture | 2 |
| Artifical flowers | 1 |
| Bags, sacks, etc. | 2 |
| Umbrellas | 13 |
| Total | 2,631 |
The number of inspections made to outworkers' premises was 1,113, and
the number of premises where sanitary defects were found to exist was 201.
The number of premises where cases of infectious disease had been
notified was 139.
There are 119 firms in the Borough employing outworkers. Of these,
110 sent in their lists twice in the year, and 9 once. These related to 788
outworkers, 364 were transferred to other Boroughs as they were not resident
in this Borough, and 424 were residents.
In addition, 274 lists relating to a net number of 2,207 outworkers were
received from other Boroughs during the year.