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 1973
[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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pound | 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) Unsuitable or defective | 2 | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| (b) Not suitable for sexes | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total: | 4 | 5 | - | 5 | Nil |
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 69 Hackney firms as having employed 711 outworkers of whom 213 worked in Hackney:-
| Nature of Work | No. of outworkers in August list | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stationery | 8 | |||
| Light Engineering | 3 | |||
| Wearing apparel | 634 | |||
| Making of boxes | 19 | |||
| Carding of buttons | 39 | |||
| Toy making | 8 | |||
| Total: | 711 | |||