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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
Hackney 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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List of Industries in the Borough of Hackney.
The chief staple industries are the manufacture of boots, shoes,
cabinets and pianos, but there are also extensive productions of the
following: —
Tailored clothes for males and females; dresses, shirts, ties,
clothing and underclothing generally; millinery, hats, etc.,
upholstery and furniture generally; lead pencils, brushes, boxes,
artificial flowers, toys, leather goods, gas mantles, dolls, rubber
goods, scents, drugs, dyes, paints and varnishes, artists' colours,
joinery, foundry work (iron), electric signals, electrical instruments,
glass, surgical instruments, silk-weaving and embroidery,
chemicals; also there are several furriers, and a number of
laundries.
Factory and Workshop Act, 1901.
During the year 479 inspections were made of factories and 1,834 of workshops by the officers of the Public Health Department. In 95 of these premises the sanitary accommodation was defective, unsuitable or insufficient, or not separate for the sexes.
| Nuisance. | Found. | Abated by Workshop Inspector. | Abated by District Inspector. | Outstanding. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unsuitable or defective W.C.s | 83 | 71 | 12 | — |
| Insufficient W.C.s | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| Not separate for sexes | 8 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Other defects | 239 | 171 | 70 | . |
Workshops.—The number of workshops registered in Hackney at
the end of 1929 was 741, a decrease of 73 on the number registered
at the end of 1928. Of this total, 496 were workshops in which
females were employed. Of these latter, 352 were workshops in
which articles of wearing apparel were manufactured, altered or prepared
for sale, etc., 119 in which other articles were manufactured,
etc., and 25 were domestic workshops.