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. Em ployed. | Hrs. of labour. | Rate of wages | Holidays Allowed. | Do the Men stand off in Wet Weather ? | |||
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Summer. | Winter. | week. | Day. | Hour. | ||||
Strand | All work d one by Contract. | |||||||
St. George-in-the-East | 1 | 10 | 10 | 36/- | .. | .. | All Bank-holidays | Other work found. |
St. George, Hanover, Sqr. | 3 | 57½ | 54½ | .. | .. | 7½d. | All Bank-holidays | Other work found. |
St. Giles | 5 | 56½ | 50½ | . . | .. | 8½d. | None | Sometimes. |
St. James, Westminster | Varies | 56½ | 51 | .. | . . | 9d | One day only | Yes. |
St. Luke's | All work done by Contract. | |||||||
St. Martin-in-the Fields | 3 | 56½ | 50½ | . . | . . | 8d. | None | Yes. |
St. Olave, Southwark | Varies | 10 | 10 | .. | . . | 9d. | All Bank-holidays and one other day | Other work found. |
St. Pancras | Varies | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9d. | All Bank-holidays | Sometimes. |
St. Saviour's, Southwark | Varies | 56½ | variable. | .. | . . | 9d. | Only to Permanent stuff | Yes. |
Wandsworth | 1 | .. | . . | 40/- | .. | .. | Four Bank-holidays | Other work found. |
Westminster | All work done by Contract. | |||||||
Whitechapel | 3 | 56½ | 53½ | .. | .. | 8d. | Good Friday and Christinas Day | Very seldom. |
Woolwich | 1 | . . | . . | 40/- | . . | . . | Christmas Day and Good Friday, and half-day other Bank-holidays | Other work found. |