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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
Shoreditch 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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4.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
| Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year. | Number | |
|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | |
| (l) | Furniture, woodwork, fitting and other branches of the furniture trades .. | 785 |
| (a) Cabinet making 476 (b) French Polishing 80 | ||
| (e) Upholstery 54 (d) Other workers 175 | ||
| (2) | Dress | 213 |
| (a) Tailoring 73 (e) Shirt making 8 | ||
| (b) Mantles 9 (f) Boot & Shoe trades 62 | ||
| (c) Dress 21 (g) Artificial Flowers 7 | ||
| (d) Millinery 17 (h) Other workers 16 | ||
| (3) | Skin, leather, hair and feather trades | 61 |
| (a) Furriers 10 (b) Saddlery & Harness 22 | ||
| (e) Feathers. 2 (d) Other workers 27 | ||
| (4) | Paper, printing, book, stationery and fancy goods trades:— | 59 |
| (a) Box & bag makers 42 (b) Other workers 17 | ||
| (5) | Laundry and Washing | 33 |
| (6) | Food | 7 |
| (7) | Metals, machines, implements and conveyances | 56 |
| (8) | Precious metals, jewels, &c. | 2 |
| (9) | Other trades than those mentioned above | 62 |
| Total number of workshops on Register | 1278 |
Note.—A separate register is kept for bakehouses, the number of which at the end of the
year was 73.
5.—OTHER MATTERS.
| Class. (1) | Number. (2) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories:— | |||
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and WorkshoDS Act (s. 1331 | Nil. | ||
| Notified by H.M. Inspector | 77 | referring to 129 workshops | |
| Action taken in matters referred by H. M. Inspector as remediable under tha Public Health Acts, but not under the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 5). | Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector. | 17 | referring to 129 workshops |
| Other | 3 | ||
| Underground Bakehouses (s. 101):— Certificates granted during the year In use at the end of the year | Nil. | ||
| 44 | |||