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 1955
[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 Bo rough | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of outworkers employed by firms in the Borough | 726 | 703 | 1,429 |
| Number of outworkers employed by firms outside the Borough | 711 | - | 711 |
| Number of outworkers employed by firms in and outside the Borough | 21 | - | 21 |
| TOTAL | 1,458 | 703 | 2,161 |
5, Types of home work carried out by Hackney residents
| Trade | No. of Outworkers | Trade | No. of Outworkers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Flowers | 55 | Fancy Stationery | 5 |
| Belts, Bags and Leather Goods | 18 | Fancy Goods, Small Wares, etc. | 4 |
| Blouses, Dresses, Robes, etc. | 90 | Feathers | 2 |
| Boots and Shoes | 102 | Fur | 9 |
| Brassieres and corsets | 5 | Hats | 5 |
| Brushes and Bristles | 19 | Hosiery and Knitted Goods | 16 |
| Button Carding and Covering | 52 | Household Linen Goods | 24 |
| Cardboard Boxes and Paper Bags, etc. | 224 | Mantles and Costumes | 42 |
| Millinery | 14 | ||
| Children's Clothing | 50 | Overalls | 2 |
| Christmas Crackers, Stockings, Carnival Goods, etc. | 14 | Pyjamas and shirts | 2 |
| Chocolates and sweetmeats (wrapping) | 13 | Shoe Trimmings | 10 |
| Tailoring | 55 | ||
| Clothing | 433 | Ties and Neckwear | 5 |
| Coathanger Covering | 2 | Trimmings | 56 |
| Collars | 1 | Umbrellas | 9 |
| Dolls and Toys | 93 | Miscellaneous | 14 |
| Dressing Gowns | 13 | TOTAL | 1,458 |
Basement Bakehouses SECTION 54 of the Factories Act, 1937J 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 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