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 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Statistics relating to outwork are set out below:-
Types of home work carried out by outworkers listed under Section 133 (1) (c) of the Factories Act, 1961.
| TRADE | No. of Outworkers | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Wearing apparel washing | 1, 542 | ||
| Household linen, table and bed | 77 | ||
| Lace, curtains and nets | 17 | ||
| Curtains and furniture hangings | 11 | ||
| Furniture and upholstery | nil | ||
| Electro plate | nil | ||
| Files | nil | ||
| Articles of brass | 30 | ||
| Fur pulling | 17 | ||
| Iron and steel cables and chains | 9 | ||
| Iron and steel anchors and grapnels | nil | ||
| Cart gear | nil | ||
| Locks, latches and keys | nil | ||
| Umbrellas, sunshades and parasols | 2 | ||
| Artificial flowers | 32 | ||
| Nets other than wire | nil | ||
| Tents | nil | ||
| Sacks | nil | ||
| Racquet or tennis balls | nil | ||
| Paper bags | 5 | ||
| Cardboard boxes | 103 | ||
| Brush making | 24 | ||
| Pea picking | nil | ||
| Feather sorting | 2 | ||
| Carding, boxing or packeting of buttons, hooks and eyes, pins and hair pins | 36 | ||
| Stuffed toys | 2 | ||
| Basket making | nil | ||
| Chocolates or sweetmeats | nil | ||
| Cosaques, Christmas crackers and stockings | 1 | ||
| Weaving textile fabrics | nil | ||
| Lampshades | nil | ||
| Miscellanous Total | 96 | ||
| 2,006 | |||
OFFICES, SHOPS AND RAILWAY PREMISES ACT, 1963
Statistics relating to registration and general inspections are set out below:-
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| Class of Premises | Number of premises registered during the year | Total Number of Registered Premises at end of year | Number of Registered premises . receiving a general inspection during the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offices | 78 | 278 | 386 |
| Retail shops | 202 | 419 | 195 |
| Wholesale shops, warehouses | 29 | 181 | 178 |
| Catering establishments open to the public, canteens | 15 | 89 | 4 |
| Fuel storage depots | - | 1 | - |
| Totals | 324 | 968 | 763 |
The number of visits of all kinds by inspectors to registered premises
totalled 873.