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
Lewisham 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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| Type of business | Establishments | Persons engaged | |
|---|---|---|---|
| full time | part time | ||
| Chemists goods, photographic goods group | 60 | 260 | 65 |
| Dispensing chemists | 51 | 227 | * |
| Furniture group | 70 | 252 | 66 |
| Domestic furniture | 27 | 144 | 33 |
| Soft furnishings, floor coverings | 11 | 37 | 10 |
| Antique dealers Secondhand furniture dealers | 23 | 34 | * |
| Jewellery, leather and sports goods group | 38 | 92 | 19 |
| Jewellery, watches and clocks | 9 | 43 | * |
| Leather goods Sports goods | 24 | * | |
| Toys | * | * | * |
| Fancy goods | * | * | * |
| General group | 9 | 1,019 | 150 |
| Coal, builder's materials, corn group | 49 | 178 | 18 |
| Coal | 29 | 125 | * |
| Other nonfood retailers | 56 | 128 | 37 |
| Florists | 27 | 52 | 20 |
| Pawnbrokers | 5 | 15 | * |
| Service trades Catering group | 207 | 681 | 341 |
| Restaurants, cafes, etc | 126 | 438 | 259 |
| Fried fish shops | 21 | 39 | 27 |
| Canteens | 60 | 204 | 55 |
| Hairdressers | 106 | 271 | 47 |
| Funeral furnishers | 16 | 83 | * |
| Repairers group Boot and shoe repairers | 67 | 119 | 17 |
| Motor vehicles, cycles and accessories group | 52 | 221 | 39 |
| Motor vehicle repairers, garages group | 55 | 506 i | 33 |
To avoid disclosure of particulars relating to individual establishments
or organisations, some entries in the tables are withheld, and
the symbol * is used to show where this has been done.
The number of establishments falls short of the total number
proper to the census. It has been estimated that the number of establishments
included in the report represents the following percentages
of the total number of establishments:—