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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
Lambeth 1909
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1909
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WORKSHOPS.
| Name of Trade or Business. | No. of Workshops. |
|---|---|
| Dressmakers | 56 |
| Laundries | 22 |
| Milliners | 11 |
| Tailors | 26 |
| Blouses | 20 |
| Sacks and Tarpaulins | 2 |
| Mantles | 1 |
| Dressing Gowns | 1 |
| Cabinet Making | 1 |
| Underclothing | 7 |
| Rag Sorting and Marine Stores | 2 |
| Paper Sorting | 1 |
| Ties and Belts | 5 |
| Embroiderers and Kilters | 2 |
| Flowers | 4 |
| Doll Dressing | 2 |
| Boots and Shoes | 7 |
| Babies' Dresses | 7 |
| Metal Workers | 6 |
| Smiths, Builders, File Cutters, etc. | 18 |
| Fancy Goods | 6 |
| Paper Bags | 2 |
| Not Classified | 20 |
| Total | 229 |
†Excluding 26 factories, viz.:—7 laundries, 3 printing, I wood-turning,
2 gas-making, 1 dyer and cleaner, 1 file-making, 1 box-making, 1 rubber
works, 1 brush-making, 2 varnish, &c., 1 electro-plating, 2 timber
merchants, 1 motors, 1 electrician and 1 blouse maker.
‡The Register contains (up to the end of 1909) a total of 1769 work
shops and 2939 workrooms, but, of these, only 668 workshops (110
factories) are in use (1674 workrooms), the remainder being empty,
demolished, or no longer in use as workplaces.