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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
West Ham 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Table showing the different Trades in which Outworkers were engaged during 1927.
| Tailoring | 367 | The making of Knitted Goods | 4 |
| The making of Dresses | 42 | ,, ,, ,, Leather Goods | 6 |
| ,, ,, ,, Underclothing | 30 | „ ,, ,, Dressing Gowns | 6 |
| ,, ,, ,, Blouses | 31 | ,, ,, ,, Artificial Flowers | 3 |
| ,, ,, ,, Brushes | 23 | ,, ,, ,,Furs | 3 |
| ,, ,, ,, Ties | 22 | ,, ,, ,, Boxes | 2 |
| ,, „ ,, Millinery | 20 | ,, ,, ,, Lamp Shades | 4 |
| ,, ,, ,, Mantles | 20 | ,, ,, ,, Paper Bags | 4 |
| ,, ,, ,, Umbrellas | 25 | ,, ,, ,, Embroidery | 2 |
| ,, ,, ,, Flags | 5 | ||
| ,, ,, ,, Crackers | 5 | 628 | |
| „ ,, ,, Washing | 4 |
No. of Outworkers notified to
West Ham from Undermentioned
Districts.
City of London 165
Poplar 80
Finsbury 70
Stepney 44
Leyton 32
East Ham 28
Hackney 25
Shoreditch 13
Bethnal Green 12
Westminster 8
St. Marylebone 5
Southwark 4
Kensington 2
Walthamstow 2
Hammersmith 2
Islington 2
494
No. of Outworkers Working
for West Ham Firms notified
to undermentioned Districts.
Stepney 204
East Ham 46
Leyton 34
Bethnal Green 10
Poplar 7
Walthamstow 4
Ilford 2
Loughton 2
Hackney 1
Barking 1
311
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