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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
Finsbury 1908
Report on the public health of Finsbury 1908 including annual report on factories and workshops
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The nature of the work performed in the various factories and
workshops in the Borough is stated in the following tables, the
first of which contains particulars with regard to workshops and
workplaces, the second as to factories :—
Workshops and Workplaces in Finsbury on Register.
| Clocks and Watches | 128 | Tin-plate Workers, &c | 13 |
| Jewellery | 105 | Brass-workers | 12 |
| Cabinet Making, Polishing, &c. | 81 | Ink, Paint, Gum, &c. | 12 |
| Engravers, Embossers and Chasers | Sign and Ticket Writing, &c. | 12 | |
| 69 | Timber-yards, &c. | 12 | |
| Stables, &c. | 66 | Trunks, Bags and Portmanteaux | 12 |
| Tailors and Clothiers | 66 | Umbrella-making | 12 |
| Underclothing, Shirts, Skirts, Blouses, &c. | 55 | Upholstery | 11 |
| Wood Carvers | 10 | ||
| Leather Goods | 5o | Electrical Goods | 9 |
| Gold and Silversmiths, &c. | 49 | Firewood-chopping, &c. | 9 |
| Building Trades | 46 | Gold-blocking | 9 |
| Millinery | 44 | Opticians | 9 |
| Fancy Goods, Toys, &c. | 42 | Athletic Goods | 8 |
| Hats and Caps | 42 | Children's Clothing | 8 |
| Provisions, Bacon, &c. Furriers and Skin Dressers | 42 | Harness-making | 8 |
| 41 | Rubber Goods | 8 | |
| Boots and Shoes | 36 | Wine and Spirit Stores | 8 |
| Glass Workers, &c. | 3'2 | Basket-workers | 7 |
| Ties, Scarves and Belts | 31 | Bedding and Bedsteads | 6 |
| Gilding and Plating | 3o | Confectionery | 6 |
| Picture-frames, Mouldings, &c. | 30 | Marble and Stone-workers | 6 |
| Engineers, Machinists, &c. | 29 | Photographic Goods and Work | 6 |
| Box Making | 28 | Pianos, Organs, &c | 6 |
| Druggists, Perfumers, &c. | 27 | Pleating | 6 |
| Laundries | 27 | Woollen Goods | 6 |
| Iron and Metal Workers | 26 | Wood, Ivory, Bone, &c., Turners | 6 |
| Stick-mounting and Making | 26 | China and Earthenware | 5 |
| Farriers | 25 | Cork Goods | 5 |
| Mantles and Costumes | 24 | Enamelling and Japanning | 5 |
| Feather-workers | 23 | Lamps | 5 |
| Jewel and Instrument Cases | 22 | Rag and Paper Waste | 5 |
| Coach Builders, Wheelwrights. &c. | 21 | Tailors' Busts, &c. | 5 |
| Automatic Machines | 4 | ||
| Ironmongery and Hardware | 21 | Glaziers' Diamonds | 4 |
| Instrument Makers | 20 | Linen Collars | 4 |
| Artificial Flowers and Plants | 18 | Mount-cutters | 4 |
| Barometers and Thermometers | 18 | Pens and Pencils | 4 |
| Packing-case Making | 18 | Pipes | 4 |
| Book and Card-edge Gilders | 17 | Plaster Casts | 4 |
| Paper and Cardboard | 17 | Scales and Balances | 4 |
| Stationery, &c. | 17 | Cloth-workers | 3 |
| Christmas and Post Cards | l6 | Locksmiths | 3 |
| Wire-workers | 16 | Saw-piercing | 3 |
| Brush-making | 15 | Stamp and Die-cutting and Sinking | |
| Shop-fitting, Show-cases, &c. | 14 | 3 | |
| Coppersmiths, &c. Cycles and Motors | 13 | Miscellaneous | 126 |
| 13 | |||
| Dressmaking | 13 | Total | 2059 |
| Embroidery and Lace | 13 |