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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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3. Outwork -
| Nature of work | Section 110 | Section 111 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of outworkers in August list required by Section 110 (D (c) | No. of cases of default in send ing lists to the Council | No of prosecutions for failure to supply lists | No. of instances of work in un wholesone premises | Notices served | Prose-cut ions | ||
| Wearing apparel | Making, etc. Cleaning and washing | 1,144 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Household linen | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Furniture and Upholstery | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Fur Pulling | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Artificial flowers, | 113 | - | - | - | - | ||
| Paper bags | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| The making of boxes or other receptacles or parts thereof made wholly or partially of paper | 300 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Brush making | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Carding, etc. of buttons etc. | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Stuffed toys | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Chocolates and sweet-meats (wrapping) | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Cosaques, Christmas crackers* Christmas stockings, etc. | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| TOTAL | 1,734 | - | - | - | - | - | |
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 | 757 | 680 | 1,437 |
| Number of outworkers employed by firms outside the Borough | 794 | – | 794 |
| Number of outworkers employed by firms in and outside the Borough | 20 | – | 20 |
| TOTAL | 1,571 | 680 | 2,251 |