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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Outworker
3.—Registered Workshops.
| Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year 1936. | Number. | |
|---|---|---|
| Bakehouses | 78 | |
| Boot, Shoe and Slipper Making | 76 | |
| Cabinet Making | 78 | |
| Furriers | 133 | |
| Hat and Cap Manufacturers | 51 | |
| Laundries | 13 | |
| Rag Sorting, etc. | 45 | |
| Wearing Appreal (Tailors Milliners, Dress- makes, etc.,etc) | 911 | |
| Miscellaneous | 431 | |
| Total | 1,816 | |
| 4.—Other Matters. | ||
| Class. | Number | |
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories:— | ||
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Work | ||
| shop Act (s. 133), 1901 | 26 | |
| Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspectoras remediable under the Public Health Acts, but not under the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 5), 1901 | Notified by H.M. Inspector | |
| 91 | ||
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector | ||
| 91 | ||
| Other | 9 | |
| Underground Bakehouses (s. 101):— | ||
| Certificates granted during the year | — | |
| In use at the end of the year | 38 | |
The net number of outworkers in the Borough engaged in various trades is as follows:—
| Making, cleaning, etc., of wearing apparel | 2,329 |
| Furriers | 41 |
| Umbrellas | 19 |
| Boots and shoes | 38 |
| Boxes | 15 |
| Flag making | 1 |
| Christmas cards | 1 |
| Carnival novelties | 3 |
| Artificial flowers | 2 |
| Handbags; | 4 |
| Cigarette making | 1 |
| Pot scourers | 4 |
| Christmas crackers | 12 |
| Hat and Cap making | 5 |
| Art needlework | 2 |
| Leather goods | 1 |
| Ties | 3 |
| Toys | 6 |
| Games | 8 |
| Ladies' belts | 1 |
| Paper hats | 1 |
| 2,497 |