London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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3. Outwork
| Section 110 | Section 111 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nature of Work | No. of outworkers in August list required by Section 110 (1) (c) | No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council | No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists | No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises | Notices served | Prosecutions |
| Making, etc. Wearing Cleaning and apparel washing | 616 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Household linen | 17 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Furniture and Upholstery | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pur Pulling | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Artificial flowers | 117 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paper bags | 6 | - | - | - | - | - |
| The making of boxes or other receptacles or parts thereof made wholly or partially of paper | 358 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brush making | 5 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Carding, etc. of buttons etc. | 33 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Stuffed toys | 6 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chocolates and sweetmeats (wrapping) | 17 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cosaques, Christmas crackers, Christmas stockings, etc | 55 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 1, 271 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
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 | 820 | 769 | 1,589 |
| Number of outworkers employed by firms outside the Borough | 740 | - | 740 |
| Number of outworkers employed by firms in and outside the Borough | 18 | - | 18 |
| Total | 1,578 | 769 | 2, 347 |