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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
Stepney 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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4.—Other Matters.
| Class. | Number. | |
|---|---|---|
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories:— | ||
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 133), 1901 | 9 | |
| Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspector as remediable under the Public Health Acts, but not under the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 5). 1901 | Notified by H.M. Inspector | 92 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector | 92 | |
| Other | — | |
| Underground Bakehouses (s. 101):— | ||
| Certificates granted during the year | — | |
| In use at the end of the year | 46 | |
Outworkers.
The net number of outworkers in the Borough engaged in is as follows:—
various trades
| Making, cleaning, etc., of wearing apparel | 2,209 |
| Furriers | 40 |
| Umbrellas | 18 |
| Boots and shoes | 43 |
| Paper bags and cardboard boxes | 12 |
| Brushes | 1 |
| Flag making | 2 |
| Feather bedding | 1 |
| Christmas cards | 1 |
| Carnival hats | 4 |
| Artificial flowers | 1 |
| Braces | 1 |
| Handbags | 4 |
| Cigarette making | 1 |
| Pot scourers | 10 |
| Fancy jewellery | 1 |
| Christmas crackers | 6 |
| Baby Linen | 1 |
| Hat and Cap making | 6 |
| Art needlework | 1 |
| Leather goods | 1 |
| Ties | 2 |
| Toys | 17 |
| Upholstery | 1 |
| 2,384 |
The number of inspections made to outworkers' premises was 726, and
the number of premises where sanitary defects were found to exist was 336.
Notifiable infectious disease occurred in 108 outworkers' premises.
There are 98 firms in the Borough employing outworkers, and of these
firms 85 sent in lists twice in the year and 13 once. These related to a net
number of 1,416 outworkers, of which 702 were resident in the Borough and
714 were transferred to other Districts.