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
Hampstead 1903
Report for the year 1903 of the Medical Officer of Health
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| Trade or Business. | No. of Premises. | Workshops. | Domestic Workshops and Workplaces. | Number of Workrooms. | Number of Employees. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females | |||||
| Artists' colour maker | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Art metal workers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... |
| Blind makers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Boot makers | 85 | 41 | 44 | 52 | 95 | ... |
| Builders and Carpenters | 19 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 17 | ... |
| Cabinet makers and polishers | 8 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 1 |
| Carriage builders | 11 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 37 | ... |
| Corset makers | 3 | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | 6 |
| Cycle makers and repairers | 10 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 23 | ... |
| Dressmakers & ladies' tailors | 227 | 128 | 99 | 160 | 7 | 735 |
| Dyers and cleaners | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ... | 8 |
| Embroiderers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ... | 9 |
| Fibrous plaster works | 2 | 2 | ... | 5 | 19 | ... |
| Harness makers | 9 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 20 | ... |
| Ironmongers | 12 | 12 | ... | 13 | 17 | ... |
| Lace menders and cleaners | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 |
| Laundries (Hand) | 53 | 15 | 38 | 41 | 2 | 88 |
| Laundries (Steam) | 5 | 5 | ... | 15 | 29 | 244 |
| Mantlemakers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ... | 35 |
| Milliners | 33 | 29 | 4 | 31 | ... | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 36 | 25 | 11 | 32 | 49 | 19 |
| Monumental Masons | 4 | 4 | ... | 6 | 20 | ... |
| Needlewomen | 10 | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... |
| Organ works | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | ... |
| Outfitters | 6 | 6 | ... | 25 | 10 | 203 |
| Pianoforte key makers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Pianoforte makers | 3 | 3 | ... | 5 | 34 | ... |
| Picture frame makers | 16 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 1 |
| Smiths | 6 | 6 | ... | 7 | 14 | ... |
| Stained glass workers | 3 | 3 | ... | 5 | 11 | ... |
| Surgical instrument makers | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... |
| Tailors | 44 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 41 | 31 |
| Trunk makers | 2 | 2 | ... | 3 | 5 | ... |
| Umbrella makers & repairers | 5 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... |
| Upholsterers | 21 | 14 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 1 |
| Watchmakers and Jewellers | 11 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 20 | ... |
| Total | 669 | 398 | 271 | 566 | 557 | 1492 |
Bakehouses.
At the end of 1903 there were 41 bakehouses on the Register,
27 being under and 14 over ground.
Above-ground Bakehouses.
These were regularly inspected during the year.
The inspections made and works carried out at these bakehouses
during the year are set forth in the following table:—