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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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4.—Registered Workshops—1914.
| Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year. | Number. |
|---|---|
| (1) | (2) |
| (1) Furniture, woodwork, fitting and other branches of the | 803 |
| furniture trades. | |
| (a) Cabinet making 521 (b) French Polishing 80 | |
| (c) Upholstery 55 (d) Other workers 147 | |
| (2) Dress | 230 |
| (a) Tailoring 95 (e) Shirt making 15 | |
| (b) Mantles 9 (f) Boot & Shoe trades 31 | |
| (c) Dress 26 (g) Artificial flowers 9 | |
| (d) Millinery 18 (h) Other workers 27 | |
| (3) Skin, leather, hair and feather trades | 63 |
| (a) Furriers 7 (b) Saddlery & Harness 26 | |
| (c) Feathers 2 (d) Other workers 28 | |
| (4) Paper, printing, book, stationery and fancy goods trades | 57 |
| (a) Box & bag makers 44 (b) Other workers 13 | |
| (5) Laundry and Washing | 31 |
| (6) Food | |
| (7) Metals, machines, implements and conveyances | 39 |
| (8) Precious metals, jewels, &c. | 1 |
| (9) Other trades than those mentioned above | 57 |
| Total number of workshops on Register | 1,281 |
Note.—a separate register is kept for bakehouses, the number of which in
use at the end of the year was 65, including 4 factory bakehouses.
5.—Other Matters.
| Class. | Number. | |
|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | |
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories :— Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshops Act (s. 133) | Nil. | |
| Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspector as remediable under the Public Health Acts, but not under the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 5). | Notified by H.M. Inspector | referring to 23 39 workshops & 3 factories. |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector. | referring to 6 39 workshops & 3 factories. | |
| Other | Nil. | |
| Underground Bakehouses (s. 101) :— Certificates granted during the year | Nil. | |
| In use at the end of the year | 38 | |