Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report for the year 1908 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 | |||||
| Bakers | 35 | 35 | 47 | 128 | 1 | — |
| Blind makers | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| Bootmakers | 81 | 47 | 53 | 104 | — | 34 |
| Builders and carpenters | 31 | 27 | 31 | 49 | — | 4 |
| Cabinet makers and polishers | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | — | 1 |
| Carriage builders | 10 | 9 | 15 | 33 | — | 1 |
| Cycle makers and repairers | 9 | 8 | 12 | 23 | — | 1 |
| Dressmakers and ladies' tailors | 179 | 118 | 143 | 7 | 577 | 61 |
| Dyers and cleaners | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Embroiderers | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | — |
| Engineers | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | — |
| Florists | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | — |
| Harness makers | 8 | 7 | 8 | 14 | — | 1 |
| Ironmongers | 15 | 14 | 14 | 25 | — | 1 |
| Lacemakers and cleaners | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Laundries (Hand) | 22 | 8 | 24 | 5 | 53 | 14 |
| Mantlemakers | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 13 | 1 |
| Milliners | 35 | 33 | 35 | — | 84 | 2 |
| Miscellaneous | 39 | 25 | 33 | 41 | 18 | 14 |
| Monumental masons | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | — | — |
| Motor manufacturers | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | — | — |
| Needlewomen | 7 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Outfitters | 10 | 10 | 38 | 3 | 222 | — |
| Pianoforte key makers | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Pianoforte makers | 5 | 4 | 7 | 45 | — | 1 |
| Picture frame makers | 13 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 2 |
| Sign Writers | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | — | — |
| Smiths | 11 | 10 | 10 | 27 | — | 1 |
| Stained glass workers | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Tailors | 51 | 31 | 36 | 71 | 41 | 20 |
| Trunk makers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — |
| Umbrella makers and repairers | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Upholsterers | 19 | 14 | 22 | 27 | 9 | 5 |
| Watchmakers and jewellers | 21 | 17 | 19 | 34 | — | 4 |
| Wigmakers | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 1 |
| Totals | 658 | 470 | 611 | 747 | 1063 | 188 |
Inspection of Workshops (other than Bakehouses).
The number of workshop inspections in 1908 was 1,208.