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[1902
INSPECTOR WEST’S REPORT.
Town Hall,
Upper Street, Islington, N.,
January, 1903.
To A. E. Harris, Esq.,
Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,
I have much pleasure in submitting my report to you for the year ending the 3rd January,
1903. During that time I have visited 4,664 places of business, consisting of factories, workshops
and workrooms in the Borough, having made 1,917 inspections and 2,747 re-inspections. These
include the following trades:—313 tailors, 147 shoemakers, 259 pianoforte makers, 35 cycle makers'
1,093 bakehouses, and 2,817 miscellaneous business places. These consist of:—
Printers
Boxmakers
Bedstead makers
Spring mattress makers
Engineers
Birdcage making
Furriers
Rag sorters
Wood choppers
Confectioners
Jam makers
Farriers
Builders
Sundial makers
Organ builders
Cab yards
Paste making
Coopers
Lock and safe makers
Lead works
Omnibus yards
Lamp makers
Lamp cleaners
Gas stove making
Forage cutters
Enamellers
Table making
Paint brush making
Scale making
Lath renders
Wax figure makers
Cork cutters
Picture frame making
Stonemasons
Cardboard box makers
Wheelwrights
Coach painters
Coach builders
Barrow makers
Cabinet makers
Pianoforte string makers
Dressmakers
Laundries
Paper sorters
Upholsterers
Musical string makers
Wreath case makers
Bassinette makers
Saw mills
Capsule making
Syphon making
Enamelled slate works
Marble works
Fancy goods making
Mineral water works
Toy making
Gold and silver platers
Polishers
Ladder makers
Ticket writers
Umbrella makers
Walking stick makers
Tin box makers
Tennis bat makers
Oil stove makers
Wood box making
Screw making
Cattle food works
Washing powder works
Garden seat making
Register. During the year 11 workshops containing 18 workrooms have been measured and
added to the Register, thus making a total of 583 workshops and 870 workrooms on it.