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Hackney 1902

Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1902

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53
I have made these few preliminary remarks in order to show the
character of the district in respect to the application of the Factory
and Workshops Act, 1901. In a few words, Hackney may be called to
some extent an industrial district, being more and more given over as
years pass to the manufacture or preparation for sale, &c., of various
commodities, chiefly articles of wearing apparel.
The following analysis of the works carried on in the workshops
registered in the district shows this clearly.
Workshops.— Of the total number of workshops registered there
are 1192 in which various articles of wearing apparel are manufactured,
and 466 where other articles are manufactured.
The following is a list of these two classes of workshops tabulated
according to the occupations carried on therein:—
ANALYSIS OF OCCUPATIONS CARRIED ON IN THE
REGISTERED WORKSHOPS OF HACKNEY.

Table: (A) Wearing Apparel.

(A) Wearing Apparel.

Occupations.No. of Workshops.Occupations.No. of Workshops.
Boot and Shoe Manufacturer181Hat Manufacturer8
Fur Trimming8Juveniles'Clothing9
Mantle Makers81Shirt Makers13
Tailoring38Baby Linen8
Garabaldi Makers2Fall Net Chenilling4
Artificial Flower Makers11Blouse Makers50
Boot Machinists112Bib Makers2
Dressmakers212Millinery22
Slipper Makers3Gaiters2
Underclothing26Embroidery2
Fancy bows on shoes8Collars4
Furriers52Pinafores3
Infants' Millinery14Skirts16
Tie Making191Trimmings15
Nursery Shoe Makers19Costumiers2
Stay Makers81,192
Waistcoat Makers36
Children's Costumes15
Dressing and Tea Gowns15