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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 1905
Report for the year 1905 of the Acting Medical Officer of Health
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Nature and Number of Businesses, Character of Workshop and Number and Sex of Persons employed.
| Trade or Business. | No. of Premises. | Domestic Workshops and Workplaces. | Workshops. | Number of Workrooms. | Number of Employees. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females | |||||
| Art metal workers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. |
| Blind makers | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| Bootmakers | 86 | 38 | 48 | 56 | 99 | .. |
| Builders and carpenters | 35 | 7 | 28 | 37 | 61 | .. |
| Cabinet makers and polishers | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | .. |
| Carriage builders | 12 | .. | 12 | 22 | 46 | .. |
| Cycle makers and repairers .. | 11 | .. | 11 | 16 | 28 | .. |
| Dressmakers & ladies' tailors | 223 | 96 | 127 | 163 | 3 | 676 |
| Dyers and cleaners | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Embroiderers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .. | 10 |
| Engineers | 4 | .. | 4 | 4 | 8 | .. |
| Harness makers | 9 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | .. |
| Ironmongers | 18 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 24 | .. |
| Lacemakers and cleaners | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 5 |
| Laundries (Hand) | 48 | 42 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 49 |
| Laundries (Steam) | 6 | .. | 6 | 19 | 20 | 262 |
| Mantlemakers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | 20 |
| Milliners | 38 | 6 | 32 | 35 | .. | 99 |
| Miscellaneous | 37 | 10 | 27 | 38 | 68 | 14 |
| Monumental masons | 4 | .. | 4 | 6 | 24 | .. |
| Motor manufacturers | 3 | .. | 3 | 5 | 11 | .. |
| Needlewomen | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Organ builders | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. |
| Outfitters | 9 | .. | 9 | 33 | 6 | 238 |
| Pianoforte key makers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. |
| Pianoforte makers | 4 | .. | 4 | 6 | 29 | .. |
| Picture frame makers | 14 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 22 | .. |
| Smiths | 10 | .. | 10 | 10 | 31 | .. |
| Stained glass workers | 2 | .. | 2 | 3 | 5 | .. |
| Tailors | 46 | 18 | 28 | 31 | 53 | 22 |
| Trunk makers | 2 | .. | 2 | 3 | 3 | .. |
| Umbrella makers & repairers | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Upholsterers | 16 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 1 |
| Watchmakers & jewellers | 19 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 30 | .. |
| Wigmakers | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| Totals | 700 | 252 | 448 | 611 | 652 | 1413 |
| (Excluding Bakehouses.) | ||||||