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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 1907
Report for the year 1907 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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| Bakers | 35 | 35 | 47 | 128 | 1 | - |
| Blind makers | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 1 |
| Bootmakers | 82 | 47 | 55 | 96 | - | 35 |
| Builders and carpenters | 31 | 28 | 32 | 48 | - | 3 |
| Cabinet makers and polishers | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | - | 2 |
| Carriage builders | 10 | 9 | 15 | 36 | - | 1 |
| Cycle makers and repairers | 11 | 9 | 13 | 25 | - | 2 |
| Dressmakers and ladies' tailors | 189 | 118 | 147 | 1 | 623 | 71 |
| Dyers and cleaners | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Embroiderers | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | 10 | 1 |
| Engineers | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | - | - |
| Harness makers | 8 | 7 | 7 | 19 | - | 1 |
| Ironmongers | 17 | 16 | 16 | 29 | - | 1 |
| Lacemakers and cleaners | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 |
| Laundries (Hand) | 32 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 43 | 26 |
| Mantlemakers | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 13 | 1 |
| Milliners | 39 | 32 | 34 | - | 85 | 7 |
| Miscellaneous | 38 | 27 | 42 | 76 | 20 | 11 |
| Monumental masons | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | - | - |
| Motor manufacturers | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | - | - |
| Needlewomen | 7 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Organ builders | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | - |
| Outfitters | 10 | 10 | 37 | 12 | 198 | - |
| Pianoforte key makers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Pianoforte makers | 4 | 4 | 7 | 32 | - | - |
| Picture frame makers | 13 | 12 | 15 | 21 | - | 1 |
| Smiths | 11 | 9 | 9 | 25 | - | 2 |
| Stained glass workers | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| Tailors | 51 | 29 | 33 | 64 | 26 | 22 |
| Trunk makers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | - |
| Umbrella makers and repairers | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Upholsterers | 17 | 12 | 20 | 29 | 7 | 5 |
| Watchmakers and jewellers | 19 | 17 | 19 | 35 | - | 2 |
| Wigmakers | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| Totals | 675 | 465 | 613 | 762 | 1043 | 210 |
Inspection of Workshops (other than Bakehouses).
The number of workshop inspections in 1907 was 1,003.
Cleanliness.
10 workrooms were found on inspection to require cleansing;
seven of these were cleansed on the request of the Inspector, but in