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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
Bermondsey 1913
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1913
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Table XI.—Workshops.
| Trade. | Number of Workshops on Register. | Number of Work-rooms. | Persons Employed. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females | Young Persons. | |||
| Boot Makers and Repairers | 29 | 36 | 59 | ... | 1 |
| Boat and Barge Builders | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Bottle Washers | 1 | 3 | 11 | 19 | ... |
| Builders | 7 | 13 | 20 | ... | ... |
| Basket Makers | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | ... |
| Brushmakers | 11 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 3 |
| Blacksmiths | 2 | 4 | 14 | ... | ... |
| Carmen, Stables | 6 | 7 | 65 | ... | ... |
| Carpenters | 3 | 4 | 7 | ... | ... |
| Chair Makers | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Coopers | 8 | 18 | 53 | ... | ... |
| Cork Cutters | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Cycle Makers | 4 | 6 | 6 | ... | ... |
| Dressmakers, etc. | 13 | 33 | 11 | 35 | 16 |
| Engineers and Smiths | 7 | 12 | 30 | ... | 2 |
| Farriers | 8 | 9 | 27 | ... | 3 |
| Fish Curers | 4 | 6 | 23 | 1 | ... |
| Hairdressers | 60 | 75 | 116 | 2 | 17 |
| Harness and Strap Makers,etc. | 5 | 11 | 13 | 3 | ... |
| Hop Warehouses | 16 | 86 | 84 | ... | ... |
| Laundries | 15 | 31 | 3 | 40 | ... |
| Leather Work | 22 | 84 | 143 | 15 | 9 |
| Picture Frame Makers | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Rag Sorters | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | ... |
| Sack Makers | 3 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 4 |
| Slate and Stone Merchants | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ... |
| Tobacco Pipe Makers | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | ... |
| Wheelwrights | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... |
| Wood Choppers | 10 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 1 |
| Various | 76 | 168 | 272 | 149 | 31 |
| Totals | 322 | 601 | 1,039 | 326 | 87 |