Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1903
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Name of Trade or Business. | No. of Workshops. |
---|---|
Dressmakers | 68 |
Laundries§ | 44 |
Milliners | 3 |
Waistcoat Makers | 4 |
Corsetieres | 3 |
Mantle Makers | 4 |
Embroiderers | 1 |
Babies' Dresses | 5 |
Fancy Bootmakers | 1 |
Dressing Gowns | 1 |
Blouses | 6 |
Underclothing | 2 |
Ticket Writer | 1 |
Tailors | 6 |
Cap Maker | 1 |
Tie Makers | 4 |
Collar Maker | 1 |
Shirt Maker | 2 |
Photographer | 1 |
Dyers and Cleaners | 1 |
Wardrobe Dealer | 1 |
Quilt Makers | 1 |
Watch Repairer | 1 |
162 |
*The new Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, came into force on January
1st, 1902, and entails much extra work e.g., outworkers, etc.
† The Register contains (up to the end of 1903) a total of 1057 workshops
with 1851 workrooms.
§ 8 of the laundries are steam laundries, i.e., factories.