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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
Islington 1906
Fifty-first annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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MISS BROWN'S REPORT.
Town Hall,
Islington, n.
February, 1907.
To A. E. Harris, Esq.,
Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,
I beg to submit to you a report of the work done by me during the year 1906 in connection
with workplaces where women are employed.
The inspections made during the year may be classified as follows:—
Inspections of Factories, including Factory Laundries 78
Inspections of Workshops, including Workshop Laundries 947
(These comprise 1,558 Workrooms).
Inspection of premises of Outworkers 390
Miscellaneous re-inspections and visits 1,845
Total 3,260
Register of Workshops and Laundries.—During the year 171 premises have been added
to the Register, while 175 have been removed from it, thus leaving at the end of the year
992 workplaces containing 1,719 workrooms.
The following is a list of trades carried on in the various workplaces:—
| Industry. | Number of Workshops. | Number of Workrooms. |
|---|---|---|
| Dressmaking | 259 | 362 |
| Laundries | 147 | 308 |
| Millinery | 91 | 204 |
| Furrier | 56 | 87 |
| Tie making | 49 | 62 |
| Blouse making | 46 | 95 |
| Mantle making | 37 | 74 |
| Tailoring | 29 | 33 |
| Skirt making | 17 | 29 |
| Artificial flower making | 17 | 43 |
| Children's costume making | 16 | 22 |
| Vest making | 14 | 17 |
| Underclothing making | 13 | 19 |
| Leather goods making | 13 | 36 |
| Box making | 11 | 29 |
| Underskirt making | 7 | 9 |
| Bonnet and hat making | 6 | 9 |
| Corset making | 6 | 6 |
| Shirt making | 6 | 9 |