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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| Class of Homework | Number of Lists Received, 1905. | Number of Addresses of Out-workers | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Due Feb. 1st | Due Aug. 1st | Forwardedto other Authorities | Received from other Authorities | ||||||
| No. of Lists | No. of Outworkers | No. of Lists | No. of Outworkers | Due Feb. 1st. | Due Aug. 1st. | Due Feb. 1st. | Due Aug. 1st. | ||
| Wearing Apparel— | |||||||||
| Furriers | 5 | 24 | 6 | 34 | 29 | 300 | 188 | ||
| Hats and caps | 4 | 27 | 3 | 12 | 10 | ||||
| Mantles, costumes, &c | 13 | 200 | 8 | 134 | 191 | 119 | |||
| Millinery | 9 | 300 | 6 | 72 | 283 | 66 | |||
| Shoes and boots | 7 | 154 | 8 | 187 | 139 | 172 | |||
| Tailors and clothiers | 23 | 142 | 20 | 145 | 130 | ||||
| Ties and scarves | 4 | 204 | 3 | 177 | 193 | 170 | |||
| Underclothing, shirts, skirts, blouses, etc. | 39 | 1287 | 47 | 1542 | 1233 | 1474 | |||
| Lace | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Cabinet making | — | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Fur pulling | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Other | 6 | 27 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 13 | |||
| Totals | 110 | 2365 | 105 | 2323 | 2219 | 2183 | 300 | 188 | |
Lists of Outworkers (s. 107)
| Factories. | Workshops. | Workplaces. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Outworkers (persons) on register at end of year 1905 | 6 | 98 | 421 | 525 |
| Number of Outworkers' premises on register at end of year 1905 | 6 | 98 | 421 | 525 |
| Total number of Outworkers (persons) dealt with during the year 1905 | — | _ | — | 5176 |
| Total number of Outworkers' premises dealt with during the year 1905 | - | — | — | 672 |