Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green]
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Names of Vestry. | No. Employed. | Hrs, of labour. | Rate of Wages. | Holidays Allowed. | Is Sick Pay Allowed ? | |||
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Hummer. | Winter. | Week. | Day. | Hour. | ||||
Kensington | 167 | 10 | 10 | .. | 3/- to 3/4 | .. | All Bank-holidays, and after 12 months service three extra days | Only to workmen injured on works, until recovery. |
Lambeth | 131 | 10 | 9 | .. | 3/4 to 3/10 | .. | All Hank-holidays (pay given at discretion of the Vestry) | One-third of wages for not more than three months, except under special circumstances. |
Lewisham | 88 | .. | .. | .. | 3/4 to 4/- | .. | Three Bank-holidays and one other day | Half-pay after 12 month's service, for as many weeks as man has been years in employ of Vestry. |
Limehouse | 29 | 9½ | 9½ | .. | 3/10 | .. | Not as a rule | Half-pay allowed during sickness. |
Marylebone | 96 | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | 4d. | All Bank holidays and one other day | Occasionally half-pay, but only under exceptional circumstances. |
Newington | 6 | 59½ | 59½ | 18/- | .. | 5d. | All Hank-holidays and one other day | Half-pay at discretion of Committee. |
Paddington | 140 | 10 | 9 | 16/- | .. | .. | All Bank-holidays (except August) and one other duy | In case of accident (only) for a certain number of weeks. |
Plumstead | 14 | 11½ | 10 | .. | 3/7 | .. | All Bank-holidays | Half-pay after three year's service; length of time at discretion of Committee. |
Poplar | 51 | 10 | 10 | .. | 3/8 | .. | Bank-holidays (after breakfast) and one other day | Two week's full pay ; two week's half-pay. |
Rotherhithe | 25 | 10 | 8½ | .. | 3/10 | .. | About one week in year | Subject to Vestry's decision in each case. |
Shoreditch | All work done by Contract. | |||||||
St. George -lathe-East | All work done by Contract. |