London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Stepney 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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The net number of outworkers in the Borough engaged in the various Outworkers
trades is as follows: —
Making, cleaning, etc., of wearing apparel ... ... 2,300
Furriers ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 35
Umbrellas ... ... ... ... ... ... 24
Boots and shoes ... ... ... ... ... ... 67
Paper bags and cardboard boxes ... ... ... 11
Christmas crackers ... ... ... ... ... 8
Brushes ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5
Furniture ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1
Bag making ... ... ... ... ... ... 1
Flag making ... ... ... ... ... ... 1
Ties ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6
Feather bedding ... ... ... ... ... ... 2
Toys ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3
Leather goods ... ... ... ... ... ... 1
Christmas cards ... ... ... ... ... ... 2
Small wares ... ... ... ... ... ... 1
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2,468
The number of inspections made to outworkers' premises was 1,502, and
the number of premises where sanitary defects were found to exist was 519.
Notifiable infectious disease occurred in 210 outworkers' premises.
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) | 15 | |
| 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 | 148 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector | 148 | |
| Other | 1 | |
| Underground Bakehouses (s. 101):— | ||
| Certificates granted during the year | — | |
| In use at the end of the year | 49 | |