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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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| Particulars | Number of cases in which defects were found | No. of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
| Want of cleanliness (S. 1) | |||||
| Overcrowding (S. 2) | |||||
| Unreasonable temperature (S. 3) | |||||
| Inadequate ventilation (S. 4) | |||||
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S. 6) | |||||
| Sanitary Conveniences (S. 7) - | |||||
| (a) Insufficient | |||||
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 45 | 41 | 40 | 3 | |
| (c) Not suitable for sexes | 7 | 5 | |||
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | |||||
| Total | 52 | 46 | 40 | 3 | |
The three prosecutions resulted in the defendants being fined a total of
£45 with £7 costs.
OUTWORKERS
The occupier of every factory or contractor employed by any such occupier
in the business of the factory is required to submit to the local authority
during February and August in each year, a list showing all the outworkers
employed by him during the previous six months.
The current list showed 54 Hackney firms as having employed 737 outworkers of whom 268 worked in Hackney:-
| Nature of Work | No. of outworkers in August list |
|---|---|
| Wearing apparel | 631 |
| Iron and steel chains | 7 |
| Making of boxes | 35 |
| Brush making | 8 |
| Carding of buttons | 6 |
| Total | 737 |
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 possible to ascertain
how many residents in Hackney are doing outwork. Lists received from other
local authorities show 304 Hackney outworkers employed by firms outside
the Borough. The type of home work carried out by outworkers is listed
below:-