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 1959
[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 (l)(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 | Notice served | Prose-Cutions | |
| Wearing Making, etc. apparel Cleaning and washing | 1,018 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Household linen | 48 | - | - | - | - | |
| Pur Pulling | 5 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Umbrellas | 2 | - | - | - | - | |
| Artificial flowers | 89 | - | - | - | - | |
| Paper bags | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| The making of boxes or other receptacles or parts thereof made wholly or partially of paper | 143 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brush making | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Carding, etc. of buttons etc. | 41 | - | - | - | - | |
| Stuffed toys. | 6 | - | - | - | - | |
| Cosaques Christmas crackers, Christmas stockings, etc. | 40 | _ | - | - | - | - |
| Lampshades | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| TOTAL | 1,416 | - | - | - | - | - |
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 | 536 | 490 | 1,026 |
| Number of outworkers employed by firms outside the Borough | 555 | - | 555 |
| Number of outworkers employed by firms in and outside the Borough | 12 | - | 12 |
| TOTAL | 1,103 | 490 | 1,593 |