Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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4.—Registered Workshops—1923.
Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year. (1) | Number. (2) |
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(1) Furniture, woodwork, fitting and other branches of the furniture trades | 996 |
(a) Cabinet making 589 (b) French polishing 197 | |
(c) Upholstery 70 (d) Other workers 140 | |
(2) Dress | 158 |
(a) Tailoring 66 (e) Shirt making 2 | |
(b) Mantles 11 (f) Boot and shoe trades 26 | |
(c) Dress 15 (g) Artificial flowers 3 | |
(d) Millinery 2 (h) Other workers 33 | |
(3) Skin, leather, hair and feather trades | 58 |
(a) Furriers 20 (b) Saddlery and Harness 13 | |
(c) Feathers 2 (d) Other workers 23 | |
(4) Paper, printing, book, stationery and fancy goods trades | 69 |
(a) Box and bag makers 44 (b) Other workers 25 | |
(5) Laundry and washing | 6 |
(6) Food | 13 |
(7) Metals, machines, implements and conveyances | 42 |
(8) Precious metals, jewels, &c. | 2 |
(9) Other trades than those mentioned above | 131 |
Total number of workshops on Register | 1,475 |
Note.—A separate register is kept for bakehouses, the number of which in
use at the end of the year was 61, including 22 factory bakehouses.
Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories :—
Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshops Act (s. 133). Action taken in matters re-. Notified by H.M. Inspector | 3 oq/ referring to \ 1 21 factoriesand 1 |
ferred by H.M. Inspector i | \ 18 workshops./ |
as remediable under the f | |
Public Health Acts, but ( | / referring to \ |
not under the Factory j Reports (of action taken) sent to | 3 I 21 factories and 1 |
and Workshops Act (s. 5.) ' H.M. Inspector. | \ 18 workshops./ |
Other | 13 |
Underground Bakehouses (s. 101) :— | Nil. |
Certificates granted during the year | |
In use at the end of the year ... ... ... ... ... | 36 |