Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Trade or Business. | No. | Employees. | |
---|---|---|---|
Male. | Female. | ||
Boot Repairers | 85 | 87 | – |
Cabinet-making and Joinery | 4 | 4 | – |
Cycle Repairers | 7 | 7 | – |
Dressmakers | 31 | – | 35 |
Jewellery and Watch Repairs | 20 | 20 | – |
Laundry | 10 | – | 16 |
Millinery | 6 | – | 6 |
Picture Framers | 5 | 5 | – |
Tailors | 30 | 30 | – |
Umbrellas | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Wig-makers | 3 | 3 | – |
Miscellaneous | 15 | 17 | 2 |
Totals | 221 | 178 | 60 |
Nature of Work. | No. of Workpeople | Nature of Work | No. of Workpeople. |
---|---|---|---|
Costumes | 68 | Millinery | 12 |
Collars | 7 | Shirts | 5 |
Boots | 62 | Tailoring | 23 |
Blouses | 99 | Woollen Goods | 18 |
Lace and Embroidery | 12 | Underclothing | 71 |
Mantles | 2 | Miscellaneous | 40 |
Lists of Outworkers received from Employers 91
Addresses of Outworkers:–
Received from other Authorities 234
Forwarded to 109
Visits made to Outworkers 182