London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1904
Report on the public health of Finsbury 1904 including annual report on factories and workshops
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The chief industries of Finsbury come under domestic and hotel service, conveyance of men and goods, metals and machinery, jewellery and watchmaking, builders, carpenters and plumbers, furniture and decorations, skin and feather work, paper and printers, and dress and textile fabrics.
| Occupations of Persons in Finsbury over 10 years of age. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Percentage on Adult Population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General or Local Government | 942 | 43 | 985 | ||
| ii. | Defence of the Country | 127 | - | 127 | 0'2 |
| iii. | Professional Occupations | 787 | 559 | 1346 | 1.7 |
| iv. | Domestic and Hotel Service, Charwomen and Laundresses | 738 | 4117 | 4855 | 6.2 |
| v. | Commercial Occupations | 1610 | 291 | 1901 | 2.4 |
| vi. | Conveyance of Men,Goods,&c. | 6863 | 173 | 7036 | 8.9 |
| vii. | Agriculture, Nurserymen and Florists | 35 | 53 | 88 | 0.1 |
| Viii. | Mines and Quarries | 66 | 7 | 73 | 0.1 |
| ix. | Metals, Machinery, &c. | 2613 | 213 | 2826 | 3.6 |
| x. | Jewellery, Watch Making. &c. | 1965 | 375 | 2340 | 2.9 |
| xi. | Building, Carpentry, Painters, Plumbers, &c. | 2767 | 1 | 2768 | 3.5 |
| xii. | Furniture and Decorations | 1738 | 352 | 2090 | 2.7 |
| Xiii. | Brick, Potteries, Glass,&c. | 354 | 26 | 380 | 0'5 |
| xiv. | Chemical Works | 353 | 266 | 619 | o.8 |
| Xv. | Skins, Leather, Hair and Feathers | 682 | 747 | 1429 | 1.9 |
| xvi. | Paper, Printers, and Stationery | 3367 | 3143 | 6510 | 8.3 |
| xvii. | Textile Fabrics | 574 | 581 | 1155 | 1.5 |
| xviii. | Dress, Tailors, Milliners, Seamstresses, Shirt Makers, Boot and Shoe Makers, Artificial Flower Makers, &c. | 1517 | 3840 | 5357 | 6.9 |
| xix. | Food,Tobacco, Restaurants,&c. | 3204 | 1289 | 4493 | 5.7 |
| XX. | Gas, Water and Electricity ... | 183 | 1 | 184 | 0.2 |
| xxi. | Other, General, and Undefined Workers and Dealers | 2630 | 5i6 | 3146 | 4.1 |
| xxii. | Without Specified Occupations or Unoccupied | 5238 | 23431 | 28669 | 36.6 |
| Totals | 38353 | 40024 | 78377 | 100.0 | |