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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 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, The Vestry of the Parish of]
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WORKSHOPS.
19 Workshops have been added to the register during the year 1900, consisting of the following:—
| Nature of Trade or Business | No. of Workshops. |
|---|---|
| Dressmaking | |
| Tailors and Clothiers | 1 |
| Laundries | |
| Manufacturing Chemist | 2 |
| Box Maker | 2 |
| Boot Maker | |
| Boat Maker | 2 |
| Cabinet Maker | |
| Builder | |
| Mechanical Dentist | |
| Underclothing Maker | |
| 19 |
The total number of known Workshops in the Parish of Lambeth
is 740, all of which have been inspected, and the different
1,303 workrooms measured up, and plans drawn in connection
therewith, showing cubic capacity (width, height, and length) and
general shape.
A total of 4324 persons (1,785 males and 2,539 females) were
employed within the Workshops at the time of inspection, and of
these three were children (1 male and 2 females), 508 young persons
(134 males and 374 females), and 3,771 adults (1,632 males
and 2,139 females).
All the Workshops (with full particulars) have been entered
up in the register.
In connection with the 19 new Workshops (inspected and registered
during 1900), it is found that there are 42 rooms, in which
were working, at the time of inspection, 179 persons, 109 males
and 70 females (females alone being employed in 13 Workshops).
Further, 2 children (female) were found employed, and there