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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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4. Outworkers whose names were included in lists submitted during the year.
| Residing in the Borough | Residing outside the Borough | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of outworkers employed by firms in the Borough | 744 | 823 | 1 567 |
| Number of outworkers employed by firms outside the Borough | 679 | - | 679 |
| Number of outworkers employed by firms in and outside the Borough | 17 | - | 17 |
| Total | 1,440 | 823 | 2,263 |
5. Types of home work carried out by Hackney residents.
| Trade | No. of Outworkers | Trade | No. of Outworkers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Flowers | 73 | Fancy Stationery | 5 |
| Belts, Bags and Leather Goods | 33 | Fancy Goods, Small Wares, etc. | 2 |
| Blouses, Dresses, Robes, etc. | 126 | Feathers | 8 |
| Boots and Shoes | 141 | Fur | 10 |
| Brassieres and Corsets | 10 | Hats | 1 |
| Brushes and Bristles | 31 | Hosiery and Knitted Goods | 9 |
| Button Carding and Covering | 51 | Household linen Goods | 9 |
| Cardboard Boxes and Paper Bags, etc. | 231 | Mantles and Costumes | 51 |
| Children's Clothing | 47 | Millinery | 16 |
| Christmas Crackers, Stockings, Carnival Goods, etc. | 32 | Overalls | 4 |
| Pyjamas and shirts | 9 | ||
| Chocolates and Sweetmeats (wrapping) | 19 | Shoe Trimmings | 19 |
| Clothing | 302 | Tailoring | 69 |
| Coathanger Covering | 1 | Ties and Neckwear | 6 |
| Collars .. | 1 | Trimmings | 56 |
| Dolls and Toys | 35 | Umbrellas | 5 |
| Dressing Gowns | 12 | Miscellaneous | 16 |
| Total | 1, 440 |
SECTION 54. Basement Bakehouses. This section defines a "basement bakehouse"
as a bakehouse any baking room of which is so situated that the surface
of the floor is more than three feet below the surface of the footway of the
adjoining street or of the ground adjoining or nearest to the room: and
baking room" as any room used for baking, or for any process incidental thereto;
and enacts
(1) A basement bakehouse shall not be used as a bakehouse unless it was
so used at the date of the passing of this Act and a certificate of suitability
had been issued by the district council under an enactment repealed by this
Act in respect there of.