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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Name of Vestry. | No. Employed. | Hrs. of Labour. | Rate of wages | Holidays Allowed | Do the Men stand off In Wet Weather ? | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
hummer. | Winter. | Week. | Day. | Hour. | ||||
Battersea | 4 | 58½ | 53 | .. | .. | 9d. | None | Yes. |
Bermondwy | 6 | 56½ | 53½ | .. | .. | 8d. | One week | yes. |
Bethnal Green | 2 | 58½ | 58½ | .. | 1 at6/-1 at 5/10 | .. | All Bank holidays; one day for beanfeast | Yes. |
Camberwell | Non employeed | |||||||
Chelsea | 3 | 56½ | 51½ | .. | .. | 1 at 9d. 2 at 8½d. | None | Other work found. |
Clerkenwell | 3 | 56 | 50 | 35/- | .. | .. | One week | Not if other work can be found. |
Fulham | 2 | 56½ | 51 | .. | .. | 9d. | Boxing-day, half-day on each of the other Bank-holidays, and beanfeast day | Other work found. |
Hackney | None employed. | |||||||
Hammersmith | 1 | 56½ | 51½ | .. | .. | 9d. | None | Other work found. |
Hampstead | 4 | 56 | 50 | .. | .. | 8d. | All Bank-holidays (except August holiday) and one other day | Very seldom. |
Holborn | .. | 10 | 8 | .. | .. | 7d. | All Bank-holidays and one week in summer | No. |
Islington | All work done by Contract | |||||||
Kensington | 1 | 10 | 9 | .. | 6/8 | .. | All Bank-holidays (except August) and three days after 12 months' service | Other work found. |
Lewisham | 3 | 10 | 9½ | .. | 1 at 7/6 | .. | Christinas-day, Good Friday, August Bank-holiday, and one other day | Other work found. |
1 at 6/2 | ||||||||
1 at .5/10 | ||||||||
Limehouse | .. All work done by Contract |