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 1906
Report for the year 1906 of the Medical Officer of Health
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| Trade or Business. | No. of Premises. | Workshops (other than Domestic Workshops). | Number of Workrooms. | No. of Employees. | Domestic Workshops, Workplaces, etc. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females | |||||
| Art metal workers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 |
| Bakers | 35 | 35 | 47 | 129 | 1 | - |
| Blind makers | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
| Bootmakers | 84 | 45 | 53 | 92 | — | 39 |
| Builders and carpenters | 32 | 28 | 33 | 40 | - | 4 |
| Cabinet makers and polishers. | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | — | 2 |
| Carriage builders | 12 | 12 | 21 | 52 | — | — |
| Cycle makers and repairers | 11 | 11 | 17 | 26 | — | — |
| Dressmakers and ladies' tailors | 210 | 123 | 153 | 6 | 624 | 87 |
| Dyers and cleaners | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Embroiderers | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 3 |
| Engineers | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | — |
| Harness makers | 8 | 7 | 8 | 19 | — | 1 |
| Ironmongers | 18 | 18 | 19 | 28 | — | — |
| Lacemakers and cleaners | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 2 |
| Laundries (Hand) | 39 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 51 | 33 |
| Laundries (Steam) | 6 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 257 | — |
| Mantlemakers | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 15 | - |
| Milliners | 36 | 31 | 35 | - | 95 | 5 |
| Miscellaneous | 37 | 27 | 38 | 54 | 14 | 10 |
| Monumental masons | 4 | 4 | 6 | 21 | — | - |
| Motor manufacturers | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | — | - |
| Needlewomen | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 8 |
| Organ builders | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — |
| Outfitters | 10 | 9 | 46 | 5 | 235 | 1 |
| Pianoforte key makers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Pianoforte makers | 4 | 4 | 6 | 29 | — | — |
| Picture frame makers | 14 | 12 | 16 | 23 | 1 | 2 |
| Smiths | 11 | 11 | 11 | 30 | — | - |
| Stained glass workers | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | - |
| Tailors | 46 | 27 | 31 | 54 | 20 | 19 |
| Trunk makers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| Umbrella makers and repairers | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Upholsterers | 16 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 6 |
| Watchmakers and jewellers | 20 | 16 | 17 | 32 | - | 4 |
| Wigmakers | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | — |
| Totals | 713 | 478 | 656 | 750 | 1350 | 235 |
Inspection of Workshops (other than Bakehouses).
The number of workshop inspections was 1,318, and in 64
instances it was necessary to serve notices to remedy defects
discovered during inspection.
The number of workrooms measured was 76.