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 Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Domestic Workshops on Register (where Men are Employed.)*
1Blacksmiths.
4 Boot repairing.
1 Decorative earthenware making.
1 Mat making.
1 Paper bag making.
6 Tailoring.
1 Wire working,
1 Zinc working.
Home Workers on Register (Male).
6 Bootmaking.
i Box making.
Workshops and Domestic Workshops on Register (Females).*
1Bedding making.
1Boot making.
1 Cabinet making.
1 Cap making.
2 Confectionery making.
3 Cork cutting.
11 Costume making.
18 Dressmaking and altering.
1 Embroidering.
5 Furriers.
1 Glass instrument making.
1 Horsehair drafting.
4 Laundries.
1Leather waste sorting.
13 Milliners.
2 Onion peeling and pickling.
7 Packing.
4 Rag sorting.
1 Portable case making.
3 Pressers and cleaners.
1 Sack making.
1 Shirt making.
1 Seal stamp making.
40 Tailoring.
1 Tiemaking.
1 Toymaking.
2 Underwear making.
3 Upholstering.
1 Wood chopping.
*It is very difficult to separate Workshops and Domestic Workshops, as these
premises are sometimes one and sometimes the other, according to the pressure of
work. See Table A, page 36. One workplace included above.