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? | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer. | Winter. | Week. | Day. | Hour. | ||||
| St. James, Westminster | Varies | 56½ | 51 | .. | 4/- | .. | One day a year and all Bank-holidays | No. |
| St. Luke's | All work done by Contract. | |||||||
| St. Martin - in -the-Fields | 3 | 56½ | 50½ | .. | .. | 5½d. | None | Yes. |
| St. Olave, Southwark | Varies | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | 6d. | All Bank-holidays and one other day | Other work found. |
| St. Pancras | Varies | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5½d. | All Bank-holidays | Sometimes. |
| St. Saviour's, Southwark | Varies | 56½ | Variable | .. | .. | 6d. | Only to permanent staff | Yes. |
| Wandsworth | 2 | .. | .. | 1 at 24/ | .. | .. | Four Bank-holidays | Other work found. |
| 1 at 21/ | ||||||||
| Westminster | All work done by Contract. | |||||||
| Whitechapel | .. | 56½ | 53½ | .. | .. | 5½d. | Good Friday and Christmas Day | Very seldom. |
| Woolwich | 1 | 56½ | 51 | 21/- | .. | .. | Christmas Day, Good Friday; half-day, other Bank-holidays | Other work found. |