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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
Islington 1900
Forty-fifth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Borough of Islington
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[1900
I have forwarded to the Home Office the addresses of 124 workshops and laundries (where 408
females were employed) which had not been previously visited by H. M. Inspectors of Factories and
Workshops.
The system of registering by cards, which has been adopted during the year, has simplified the
keeping of the register very considerably. The constant erasures and alterations, necessitated by the
frequent changes of workshop premises and of occupiers, made the book register complicated and
untidy. Now, cards can be added or withdrawn when necessary, and the register kept up to date
with ease.
The following table shows the trades which are carried on in the various workplaces:—
| Nature of Business. | Number of Workshops. | Number of Workrooms. |
|---|---|---|
| Dressmaking | 265 | 322 |
| Tiemaking | 87 | 98 |
| Mantle and costume making | 67 | 94 |
| Millinery (infant and adult) | 65 | 133 |
| Fur sewing | 47 | 63 |
| Blouse and apron making | 42 | 62 |
| Tailoring | 31 | 31 |
| Underclothing making | 31 | 38 |
| Artificial flower making | 23 | 47 |
| Jet and bead work | 21 | 33 |
| Leather goods making | 11 | 17 |
| Cardboard box making | 8 | 19 |
| Boot and shoe making | 8 | 11 |
| Dressing gown making | 6 | 8 |
| Seed, music and drug packing | 5 | 7 |
| Collar and cuff making | 5 | 7 |
| Fancy goods making | 5 | 9 |
| Candle shade making | 4 | 6 |
| Infants' robe making | 4 | 4 |
| Rag picking and sorting | 4 | 14 |
| Curtain making | 4 | 5 |
| Wig and dolls' hair making | 3 | 8 |
| Lace goods making | 3 | 3 |
| Frilling making | 3 | 4 |
| Feather curling | 3 | 5 |
| Firewood cutting | 3 | 5 |
| Pickle and curry powder making | 3 | 4 |
| Hosiery | 2 | 2 |
| Umbrella making | 2 | 2 |
| Toy making | 2 | 6 |
| Brace making | 2 | 4 |
| Paint brush making | 2 | 2 |
| Confectionery | 3 | 28 |
| Surplice making | 2 | 2 |
| Embroidering | 2 | 5 |
| Button-hole making | 2 | 2 |
| Lantern slide, &c., making | 2 | 2 |
| Jewel and mandoline case making | 2 | 3 |
| Surgical appliance making | 1 | 2 |
| Gaiter making | 1 | 1 |
| Musical string, &c., making | 1 | 2 |
| Swansdown goods making | 1 | 1 |
| Artificial fly making | 1 | 1 |
| Cabinet making | 1 | 1 |