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Stepney 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Offensive Businesses.
There are 19 offensive businesses in the Borough, The register
comprises the following premises:-
Dressers of Furskins (2)
34/38, Brodlove Lane.
* 48, 50, 50a, 54 & 56, Old Church Road.
Kosher Poultry Slaughterhouses (17)
* 19, Bell Lane. * 7, Leyden Street.
28, Burslem Street. 13, Leyden Street.
l6l, Cannon Street Road. 15, Leyden Street.
16/18, Cobb Street. * 7, Lower Hessel Street.
49) Globe Road. * 4, Monthop-e Street.
* 14, Hessel Street. * 6, Monthopo Street.
* 21/22, Hessel Street. 10a, Monthope Street.
36, Hessel Street. 82, Stepney Way.
75, Hessel Street.
Establishment Orders of those premises marked (*) are subject to
renewal from time to time by the Council.
Outworkers.
Forty-two inspections were made of Outworkers' premises. There are
610 premises on the register, 121 less than last year, the trades concerned
being as follows:-
Artificial Flowers 1 Christmas Crackers, etc. 3
Brushes 20 Stuffed Toys 6
Cardboard Boxes 17 Sweet Wrapping 1
Carding, etc., Umbrellas 5
of Buttons 2 Wearing Apparel 555
There were 4 notifications of infectious disease relating to
outworkers' premises.
Number of Firms in the Borough employing Outworkers 78
Number of Outworkers residing in, and employed
by firms in the Borough 272
Number of Outworkers residing outside the Borough,
employed by firms in the Borough 536
Number of Outworkers residing in the Borough employed
by firms outside the Borough 338
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