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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 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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The current list showed 126 Hackney firms as having employed 1,228 outworkers of whom 542 worked in Hackney.
| Nature of Work | No. of outworkers in August list |
|---|---|
| Wearing apparel | 1,042 |
| Household linen | 9 |
| Furniture and upholstery | 33 |
| Brass articles | 11 |
| Iron and steel chains | 8 |
| Artificial flowers | 14 |
| Paper bags | 3 |
| Making of boxes | 78 |
| Brush making | 10 |
| Feather sorting.. | 1 |
| Carding of buttons | 16 |
| Stuffed toys | 3 |
| Total | 1, 228 |
There were no instances of an employer failing to send a list nor of work
being done in unwholesome premises.
If an outworker appearing on this list works from premises situated in
another area, the local authority concerned is informed by the authority receiving
the list from the factory. In this way it is possiole to ascertain how
many residents in Hackney are doing outwork. Lists received from other local
authorities show 263 Hackney outworkers employed by firms outside the Borough.
The type of home work carried out by outworkers is listed below:-
Wearing apparel 646
Household linen 32
Lace curtains 1
Furniture and upholstery 22
Brass articles 15
Iron and steel chains 8
Umbrellas 4
Artificial flowers 17
Paper bags 1
Making of boxes 40
Brush making 3
Feather sorting 1
Carding of buttons 14
Stuffed toys 1
Total 805
OFFICES, SHOPS AND RAILWAY PREMISES ACT, 1963
Statistics relating to registration and general inspections are set out below: -
| 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. | 16 | 830 | 16 |
| Retail shops | 11 | 1,540 | 81 |
| Wholesale shops, warehouses | 7 | 361 | 19 |
| Catering establishments open to the public, canteens | 3 | 269 | 12 |
| Fuel storage depots | - | 5 | - |
| 37 | 3,005 | 128 |