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Shoreditch 1923

[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)
(1) Furniture, woodwork, fitting and other branches of the furniture trades996
(a) Cabinet making 589 (b) French polishing 197
(c) Upholstery 70 (d) Other workers 140
(2) Dress158
(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 trades58
(a) Furriers 20 (b) Saddlery and Harness 13
(c) Feathers 2 (d) Other workers 23
(4) Paper, printing, book, stationery and fancy goods trades69
(a) Box and bag makers 44 (b) Other workers 25
(5) Laundry and washing6
(6) Food13
(7) Metals, machines, implements and conveyances42
(8) Precious metals, jewels, &c.2
(9) Other trades than those mentioned above131
Total number of workshops on Register1,475

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. Inspector3 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 to3 I 21 factories and 1
and Workshops Act (s. 5.) ' H.M. Inspector.\ 18 workshops./
Other13
Underground Bakehouses (s. 101) :—Nil.
Certificates granted during the year
In use at the end of the year ... ... ... ... ...36