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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
Bethnal Green 1908
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1908 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector
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APPENDIX Q (2)
Outworkers' List of Trades.
The following is a list of the trades in which the Outworkers'
notified during 1908 were engaged:—
Artificial Flower Making 10
Bamboo Workers 1
Bathing Costume Maker 1
Belt Makers 37
Bibs and Pinafores 9
Blouse Work 30
Bodice Steels 3
Bonnet Making 1
Boot and Shoe Making 582
Box Making, &c. 582
Brace Making 2
Brush Making, &c. 220
Button Covering 1
Cabinet Making 5
Cap Making 8
Chair Making 4
Collar Making 7
Curtain Nets 4
Dressmaking 20
Embroidery 9
Fan Making 2
Feather Curling 2
French Polishing 4
Fur-slip Stitching & Trimming 4
Glove Making 1
Mantle Making 12
Millinery 13
Paper Bag Making 9
Paste Fitting 4
Pom Pom Making 4
Pyjama Making 5
Shirt Making 11
Silk Winding and Weaving 68
Skin Dressing 1
Skirt Making 28
Smock Making 1
Stay Making 5
Tailoring 475
Ties and Bow work 35
Toy Maker 1
Trouser Making, &c. 133
Trimmings, (fancy) 42
Upholsterers Trimmings 25
Underclothing 65
Umbrella Making 20
do. Band Making 5
do. Machinists 3
do. Covering 2
do. Tassels 8
Total 2524
Of the above number of Outworkers' 447 were incorrectly notified
or have discontinued work.