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Islington 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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[1910
Miss DAVIES' REPORT.
Town Hall,
Islington,
Afrit 21st, 1911.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,
I beg to submit to you a report of the work done by Miss Brown during January
and February, and by myself from May 10th to the end of the year 1910.
During the year the following inspections and visits have been made :—
| Inspections of Factories | 195 |
| Inspections of Workshops | 934 |
| Inspections of Workplaces | 30 |
| Miscellaneous re-inspections and calls | 1,924 |
| Total | 3,083 |
| Industry. | Number. | Industry. | Number. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laundry | 47 | Collar and Cuff making | 1 |
| Printing | 17 | Corset making | 1 |
| Box making | 12 | Curtain making | 1 |
| Book binding | 9 | Dental requisites making | 1 |
| Confectionery making | 7 | Frame making | 1 |
| Costume making | 7 | Glass letter making | 1 |
| Chemists' sundries making .. | 6 | Leather work | 1 |
| Dyeing and cleaning | 6 | Lock and key making | 1 |
| Cigar and cigarette making | 5 | Marquetrie | 1 |
| Engineering | 4 | Mirror making | 1 |
| Meat preserving | 4 | Musical roll making | 1 |
| Blouse making | 3 | Outdoor games making | 1 |
| Aerated water making | 2 | Pattern card making | 1 |
| Bakery | 2 | Photographic mount making | 1 |
| Blind making | 3 | Piano string making | 1 |
| Brushmaking | 2 | Pill making | 1 |
| Cabinet making | 2 | Publishing | 1 |
| Fur sewing | 2 | Sack making | 1 |
| Mangling | 2 | Sauce making | 1 |
| Mattress Making | 2 | Skirt making | 1 |
| Millinery | 2 | Slate making | 1 |
| Outfitting | 2 | Surgical appliances making | 1 |
| Polish making | 2 | Surgical leather work | 1 |
| Shoe accessories making | 2 | Syphon making | 1 |
| Toy making | 2 | Table stationery making | 1 |
| Apron making | 1 | Toothbrush making | 1 |
| Arc lamp making | 1 | Vinegar making | 1 |
| Beer bottling | 1 | Washing-powder making | 1 |
| Boot upper making | 1 | White lead works | 1 |
| Bottle making | 1 | Wicker work | 1 |
| Brewery | 1 | Wood cutting | 1 |
| Button making | 1 | — | |
| Capsule making | 1 | Total | 193 |