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 1905
Report on the public health of Finsbury 1905 including annual report on factories and workshops
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Factories on Register.
| Printers and Stationers | 102 | Laundries & Collar Dressers | 6 |
| Engineers, Machinists, &c. | 45 | Mantle-makers | 6 |
| Shirts, Skirts, Blouses, &c. | 22 | Pipe-making and Mounting | 6 |
| Book-hinders, &c. | 21 | Wire Workers, &c. | 6 |
| Box and Bag Makers | 19 | Jewellery, Silversmiths, &c. | 5 |
| Gilders and Platers | 15 | Leather Goods | 5 |
| Ivory, Wood, &c., Turners | 15 | Pianoforte-making,&c. | 5 |
| Glass Workers | 13 | Silk Weaving, &c. | 5 |
| Stick Mounters and Makers | 13 | Cloth Shrinkers, &c. | 4 |
| Cabinet-making | 12 | Distilleries, &c. | 4 |
| Cigar and Cigarette Making | 11 | Horse-hair, Feathers, &c. | 4 |
| Foundries | 10 | Paper Goods | 4 |
| Cycles and Motors | 9 | Rubber Goods | 4 |
| Joinery Mills, &c. | 7 | Coach and Van Builders | 3 |
| Scientific and Surgical Instruments | 7 | Infants' Clothing. &c. | 3 |
| Wheelwrights | 3 | ||
| Cocoa, Confectionery, &c. | 6 | Miscellaneous | 111 |
| Engravers, &c. | 6 | Total | 517 |
The difference between the above total (517) and the number of
factories on the register (476) is accounted for by the various
businesses carried on in the tenement factories.
1. Sanitary Condition of Workshops.
(a) Cleanliness.—Speaking generally, it may be said that the large
workshops, which are in the majority of cases situated in comparatively
new buildings, are kept in a clean condition. Many of these
have to do with the making of dress materials or wearing apparel,
and cleanliness is essential to success in such business. The same
cannot be said of a great number of small workshops situated in
or at the back of residential houses. It is almost impossible to