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Wandsworth 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Table LXXXIII. shows the principal trades carried on in the
premises on the Register, but it does not include the trades in
domestic workshops or in outworkers' premises.
Compared with 1906 there has been an increase of 39 in the
number of trades carried on in the Borough, the increase being
chiefly, as in 1906, in the sub-district of Wandsworth.
Summary of Principal Trades carried on in Workshops
where Men are employed.
| Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Whole Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bootmakers | 35 | 19 | 48 | 12 | 59 | 173 |
| Bakers | 41 | 16 | 45 | 9 | 48 | 159 |
| Builders | 19 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 54 | |
| Smiths | 14 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 50 |
| Tailors | 12 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 43 |
| Cycle Makers | 11 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 40 |
| Wheelwrights | 10 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 35 |
| Upholsterers | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 | |
| Joiners | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 17 | |
| Plumbers and Gas Fitters | 11 | 4 | 2 | 17 | ||
| Harness Makers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | |
| Hairdressers | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | |
| Watchmakers | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | |
| Picture Frame Makers | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
| Photographers | 4 | 5 | 9 | |||
| Undertakers | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | ||
| Wood Choppers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| Boat Builders | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Printers | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||
| Rag Sorters | 4 | 6 | ||||
| Ironmongers | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Cabinet Makers | 3 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Fishmongers | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| Gas Mantle Makers | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Jewellers | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Tarpaulin and Scale Makers | 1 | 1 | ||||
| French Polishers | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Other Trades | 32 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 43 | 96 |
| Totals | 239 | 116 | 189 | 40 | 248 | 832 |