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 Hackney]
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Amongst the workshops in which wearing apparel is manufactured,
there were 227 in which females alone, and 175 in which both
males and females were employed.
In workshops of other occupations, there were 106 in which
females alone, and 91 in which both males and females were employed.
Of the domestic workshops, females alone were employed in 16,
and both males and females in 6.
During the year notices and complaints were received from H.M.
Inspectors of Factories, as follows:—
Complaints—Factories 14
Complaints—Workshops 40
Notices—Workshops 130
Analysis of Occupations Carried on in the Registered Workshops of
Hackney.
(a) Wearing Apparel.
Occupations. | No. of Workshops. | Occupations. | No. of Workshops. |
---|---|---|---|
Artificial Flower Makers | 8 | Mantles | 46 |
Baby Linen | 1 | Millinery | 28 |
Blouses | 14 | Needlework | 4 |
Boot & Shoe Manufacturers | 74 | Shirts | 1 |
Boot Machinists | 9 | Tailoring | 119 |
Children's Costumes | 6 | Ties | 14 |
Clothing | 2 | Trimmings | 9 |
Corsets | 4 | Underclothing | 7 |
Dressmakers | 64 | Vests | 5 |
Dressing & Tea Gowns | 3 | Waterproofs | 1 |
Fancy Bows on Shoes | 3 | Miscellaneous | 9 |
Furriers | 69 | ||
Hats | 3 | 505 | |
Infants' Millinery | 2 |