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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
Finsbury 1902
Report on the public health of 1902
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The following Table shows the various trades and occupation carried on in workshop and work-places in the Borough of Finsbury which are now on the workshop register of this Department:-
| Watchmakers andrepairers | 77 | Glass-blowers ... | 11 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instrument-makers | 11 | ||
| Bakehouses | 69 | Wood and Ivory-turners | 11 |
| Jewellers | 67 | Coppersmiths | 10 |
| Engravers and Chasers | 57 | French-polishers | 10 |
| Cabinet-makers | 53 | Gold and Silver Chain-makers | |
| Tailors | 53 | 10 | |
| Box-makers | 52 | Glass-silverers and Bevellers | 9 |
| Stick-makers & Mounters | 51 | ||
| Leather Goods | 39 | Pipe-makers & Mounters | 9 |
| Builders, Carpenters, Joiners, etc. | 37 | Stationers | 9 |
| Brush-makers | 8 | ||
| Furriers | 32 | Feathers | 8 |
| Gilders and Platers | 29 | Opticians | 8 |
| Clock, jewel and Instru- | Paper and Hag-sorters | 8 | |
| ment Case-makers | 28 | Pattern-makers, etc. | 8 |
| Necktie-makers | 27 | Druggists and Perfumers | 7 |
| Artificial Florists | 24 | Ironmongers | 7 |
| Laundries | 24 | Cycle-makers | 6 |
| Boot-makers | 21 | Dial-painters | 6 |
| Mantle-makers | 18 | Gold-blockers | 6 |
| Brass-finishers | 17 | Lapidaries | 6 |
| Milliners | 17 | Metal-workers | 6 |
| Goldsmiths & Silversmiths | 16 | Plaster-cast-makers | 6 |
| Clock-makers | Athletic Goods | 5 | |
| Dress-makers | 14 | Electricians | 5 |
| Glass-cutters and Engravers | 14 | Embroiderers | 5 |
| Firewood-choppers | 5 | ||
| Picture-frame-makers | 14 | Linen Collar-makers | 5 |
| Umbrella-makers | 14 | Lithographic Artists, etc. | 5 |
| Blacksmiths | 13 | Underclothing | 5 |
| Fancy Goods | 13 | Wheelwrights | 5 |
| Skirt and Shirt-makers | 13 | Wireworkers | 5 |
| Hat & Hat-shape-makers | 12 | Miscellaneous Trades | 198 |
| Blouse-makers | 11 | ||
| Book-edge-gilders | 11 | 1374 |
1. Sanitary Conditions of Workshops —
(a) Cleanliness.—Speaking generally, it may be said that the
large workshops, which are in the majority of cases situated in