Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, etc., etc., of the Royal Borough of Kensington for the year1902
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" At the beginning of the year 1902, 869 workshops, etc., where women are employed, were
on the register. During the year, 177 premises were placed on the register, and 62 were removed
therefrom. The particulars are as follows :—
Workshops, etc.
North Kensington.
South Kensington.
Total
for
Borough
Dressmakers.
Laundries.
Miscellaneous.
Total.
Dressmakers.
Laundries.
Miscellaneous.
Total.
Added to Register 6 9 38 53 52 1 71 124 177
Removed from Register 17 8 2 27 29 5 1 35 62
" The net result is an increase of 26 registered premises in North Kensington, and 89 in
South Kensington; total 115. At the end of the year, 984 places (comprising an aggregate of
1,989 rooms) were on the register, viz. :—
Workshops, etc.
North Kensington.
South Kensington.
Total
for
Borough
Dressmakers.
Laundries.
Miscellaneous
Total.
Dressmakers.
Laundries.
Miscellaneous.
Total.
No on Register 104 326 79 509 328 20 127 475 984
No. of Rooms therein 134 931 97 1,162 578 48 201 827 1,989
" The subjoined list comprises the businesses carried on at the registered premises:—
Trade or Business. | North Kensington. | South Kensington. | Borough. |
---|---|---|---|
Art needlework | 1 | 2 | 8 |
Blind-maker | - | 2 | 2 |
Blouse-maker | 3 | 8 | 6 |
Boot header | 1 | - | 1 |
,, closer | 2 | - | 2 |
,, maker | - | 1 | 1 |
Cardboard box maker | - | 1 | 1 |
Corset maker | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Cracker maker | 1 | - | 1 |
Dressmaker and ladies' tailor | 101 | 818 | 414 |
Dyer and cleaner | 6 | 4 | 10 |
Eyelet hole finisher | 1 | - | 1 |
Furrier | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Haberdashery specialities | 1 | — | 1 |
Hair wash manufacturer | 1 | - | 1 |
Hosier | - | 1 | 1 |
Lace goods maker | 2 | — | 2 |
Lamp shade maker | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Laundries (workshop) | 282 | 16 | 298 |
,, (factory) | 44 | — | 44 |
Machinist | — | 1 | 1 |
Mantle maker | - | 6 | 6 |
Milliner | 1 | 32 | 33 |
Outfitter | - | 4 | 4 |
Photographer | 8 | 11 | 14 |
Printer | — | 4 | 4 |
Restaurant and dining room | 31 | 51 | 82 |
Starch manufacturer | 1 | - | 1 |
Tailor | 21 | 4 | 25 |
Typist | — | 4 | 4 |
Upholsterer | 1 | 8 | 9 |
Waistcoat maker | 2 | - | 2 |
Wig maker | — | 1 | 1 |
Grand total | 509 | 475 | 984 |