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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 1954

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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Table: 4. Outworkers whose names were included in 1ists submitted during the year

4. Outworkers whose names were included in 1ists submitted during the year

Residing in the BoroughResiding outside the BoroughTotal
Number of outworkers employed by firms in the Borough8747461,620
Number of outworkers employed by firms outside the Borough725-725
Number of outworkers employed by firms in and outside the Borough18-18
TOTAL1.6177462,363

Table: 5. Types of home work carried out by Hackney residents

5. Types of home work carried out by Hackney residents

TradeNo. of OutworkersTradeNo. of Outworkers
Artificial Flowers58Fancy Stationery5
Belts, Bags and Leather Goods22Fancy Goods, Small Wares, etc.6
Blouses, Dresses, Robes, etc.118Feathers5
Boots and Shoes106Fur10
Brassieres and Corsets6Hats7
Brushes and Bristles19Hosiery and Knitted Goods16
Button Carding and Covering61Household Linen Goods12
Cardboard Boxes and Paper Bags. etc.282Mantles and Costumes44
Children's Clothing67Millinery15
Christmas Crackers, Stockings, Carnival Goods, etc.15Overalls2
Pyjamas and shirts7
Chocolates and Sweetmeats (wrapping)17Shoe Trimmings16
Clothing507Tailoring61
Coathanger Covering4Ties and Neckwear7
Collars2Trimmings52
Dolls and Toys41Umbrellas4
Dressing Gowns12Miscellaneous11
TOTAL1,617

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Basement Bakehouses. SECTION 54 of the Factories Act, 1937, 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