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Hackney 1912

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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81
Factories.— During the year 32 factories were inspected by the
officers of the Public Health Department; ten being factory
laundries, and twenty-two factories in which articles of clothing &c.,
were made and altered. In twelve factories the sanitary accommodation
was defective or unsuitable.
Nuisance.
Found.
Abated by
Workshop
Inspector.
Abated by
District
Inspector.
Outstanding
Total.
Unsuitableor Defective
w.c.'s
12
10
1
1
10
Insufficient „
2
2


-
Not separate for
the sexes.
1
1
-
-
-
* ANALYSIS OF OCCUPATIONS CARRIED ON IN
FACTORIES IN THE BOROUGH OF HACKNEY.
Clothing. &c.
Artificial flowers 1
Boot button holes 1
Boot repairs 10
Boot manufacturer 31
Celluloid combs 1
Blouses 10
Clothing 7
Children's dresses 2
Children's millinery 1
Costumes and coats 2
Corsets 3
Dyers 7
Embroidery 4
Furrier 1
Fur rugs 1
Fur trimmings 1
Lace blinds 1
Laundry 26
Helmets 1
Nursery shoes 4
Skirts and mantles 8
Shirts 2
Silk winding 2
Tailoring 4
Tents 1
Trimmings 1
Trimmings (Upholsterers) 1
Underclothing 2
Food, &c.
Aerated water 5
Baker 10
Beer bottling 1
Brewery 2
Chicory roasting 2
Confectioner 5
Drags and chemicals 3
Gum 1
Grist 1
Margarine and butter
blending 2
Pasteurizing milk 1
Pills 3
Rennet L
Salt 1
Sausages and pressed
meats 9
Vinegar 2
*'For the opportunity of abstracting this analysis, I am indected to Mr. S.
Muter, H.M. Inspector of Factories.