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Stepney 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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5.—OUTWORKERS.
The net number of outworkers in the Borough engaged in the various
trades is as follows:—
Making, cleaning, etc., of wearing apparel 2,557
Furriers 51
Umbrellas 82
Boots and shoes 89
Paper bags and cardboard boxes 22
Artificial flowers 5
Xmas crackers 8
Brushes 6
Furniture 2
Bag making 1
Tooth brushes 2
Feathers 1
Ties 11
Millinery 2
Total 2,779
The number of inspections made to outworkers' premises was 1,797, and
the number of premises where sanitary defects were found to exist was 308
Notifiable infectious disease occurred in 187 outworkers' premises.
There are 121 firms in the Borough employing Outworkers, and of these
firms 118 sent in lists twice in the year and 3 once. These related to a net
number of 877 outworkers, of which 534 were resident in this Borough and 343
were transferred to other Districts.
In addition, 536 lists relating to a net number of 2,245 outworkers were
received from other Boroughs during the year.
3—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
| Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year 1928. | Number. |
|---|---|
| Bakehouses | 145 |
| Boot, Shoe and Slipper Making | 142 |
| Cabinet Making | 152 |
| Furriers | 175 |
| Hat and Cap Manufacturers | 77 |
| Laundries | 5 |
| Rag Sorting, etc. | 57 |
| Wearing Apparel (Tailors, Milliners, Dressmakers, etc., etc.) | 2,431 |
| Miscellaneous | 433 |
| Total | 3,617 |
4.—OTHER MATTERS.
| Class. | Number. | |
|---|---|---|
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories:— Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 133, 1901) | 17 | |
| Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspectoras remediable under the Public Health Acts,but not under the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 5, 1901) | Notified by H.M. Inspector | 501 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector | 501 | |
| Other | 5 | |
| Underground Bakehouses (s. 101):— | ||
| Certificates granted during the year | - | |
| In use at the end of the year | 47 | |