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
Finsbury 1910
Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1910
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Workshops and Workplaces in 1904,and 1910.
| Description of Workshop or Manufacture. | 1904. | 1910. | 1910. Increase. | 1910. Decrease. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stamp and die cutting and sinking | 6 | 7 | 1 | ... |
| Wood carving | 6 | 7 | 1 | ... |
| Wood, ivory and bone turning | 14 | 7 | ... | 7 |
| Agricultural and horticultural goods | 3 | 6 | 3 | ... |
| Athletic and sports goods. | 6 | 6 | ... | ... |
| Pipe making and mounting | 7 | 6 | ... | 1 |
| Tailors. and drapers' dummies | 6 | 6 | ... | ... |
| Confectionery | 4 | 5 | 1 | ... |
| Cork goods | 1 | 5 | 4 | ... |
| Hair goods | 2 | 5 | 3 | ... |
| Bedding and bedsteads | 5 | 4 | ... | 1 |
| Enamelling and japanning | 9 | 4 | ... | 5 |
| Knife cleaning goods | 1 | 4 | 3 | ... |
| Linen collars and cuffs | 7 | 4 | ... | 3 |
| Lithography and stereotyping | 3 | 4 | 1 | ... |
| Locksmiths | 2 | 4 | 2 | ... |
| Scales and balances | 3 | 4 | 1 | ... |
| Buttons | ... | 3 | 3 | ... |
| China and earthenware | 3 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Glaziers'diamonds | ... | 3 | 3 | ... |
| Gloves | 3 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Pattern making | 3 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Plaster casts | 6 | 3 | ... | 3 |
| Pleating | ... | 3 | 3 | ... |
| Saws | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... |
| Saw piercing | 4 | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Other | 102 | 36 | ... | 66 |
| Totals | 1745 | 1970 | 437 | 212 |
The other workshops include the following businesses : —
Pens and pencils, ladders, towel supply, window cleaning,
sponges, washing gloves, sale rooms, typewriters, taxidermy,
beer engines, rope and twine, jetwork, mail carts, plating goods,
bottle washing, drysaltery, printer's joinery, pattern cards, gold
beating, carpets, trouser presses, bamboo, glove hands, powder
puffs, culinary goods, mica goods, machine ruling, rule making,
sequin and beadwork.
The comparison of 1904 with 1910 shows that there has been
an increase of 225 workshops and workplaces in the last six
years.