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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 1928
[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 1928.
Tailoring 253
The making of—
Shirts 120
Umbrellas 40
Ties 39
Underclothing 34
Robes 30
Costumes 30
Millinery 23
Brushes 23
Xmas Crackers 26
Mantles 23
Boxes 21
The making of—
Blouses 20
Overalls 20
Boots and Shoes 18
Dressing Gowns 12
Embroidery 10
Belts 10
Knitted Goods 5
Paper Bags 3
Caps 2
Furriers 6
Laundry 4
772
No. of Outworkers notified to
West Ham from Undermentioned
Districts.
City of London 207
Poplar 103
Finsbury 75
Stepney 36
East Ham 31
Bethnal Green 30
Shoreditch 29
Leyton 29
Hackney 21
Westminster 13
Marylebone 5
Islington 4
Deptford 2
St. Pancras 2
Hampstead 2
Woolwich 2
Walthamstow 2
593
No. of Outworkers Working
for West Ham Firms notified
to undermentioned Districts.
Stepney 228
East Ham 58
Leyton 44
Poplar 19
Bethnal Green 6
Walthamstow 3
llford 3
561
56