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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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5. Types of home work carried out by Hackney residents
| Trade | No. of Outworkers | Trade | No. of Outworkers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Flowers | 61 | Fancy Stationery | 2 |
| Belts, Bags and Leather Goods | 42 | Fancy Goods, Small Wares, etc. | 6 |
| Blouses, Dresses, Robes, etc, | 153 | Feathers | 7 |
| Boots and Shoes | 126 | Fur | 11 |
| Brassieres and Corsets | 5 | Hats | 2 |
| Brushes and Bristles | 24 | Hosiery and Knitted Goods | 14 |
| Button Carding and Covering | 45 | Household linen Goods | 8 |
| Cardboard Boxes and Paper Bags, etc. | 269 | Mantles and Costumes | 48 |
| Children's Clothing | 60 | Millinery | 14 |
| Christmas Crackers, Stockings Carnival Goods, etc. | 35 | Overalls | 3 |
| Pyjamas and shirts | 8 | ||
| Chocolates and Sweetmeats (wrapping) | 19 | Shoe Trimmings | 37 |
| Clothing | 393 | Tailoring | 69 |
| Coathanger Covering | 4 | Ties and Neckwear | 11 |
| Collars | - | Trimmings | 43 |
| Dolls and Toys | 30 | Umbrellas | 4 |
| Dressing Gowns | 8 | Miscellaneous | 17 |
| Total | 1,578 |
BASEMENT BAKEHOUSES In SECTION 54 a "basement bakehouse" is
defined 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. A basement bakehouse must 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had been issued by the District Council under an enactment repealed by this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, and a basement bakehouse which has not been in use for a period exceeding
twelve months must not be so used again.
It is the duty of every District Council to carry out, in the year beginning
at the date of the commencement of this Act and in every fifth succeeding
year after that year, an examination of every basement bakehouse in respect of
which a certificate of suitability has been issued If, as the result of the
examination, the Council are not satisfied that the bakehouse is suitable for
use as such as regards construction, height, light, ventilation, and any
hygienic respect, they must give notice in writing that the certificate shall