Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the vital statistics and sanitary work for the year 1909
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Kensington 7(5) London County Chelsea 3(2)
Hampstead 10(10) Council 1(2) Lambeth 3(1)
Westminster 6(5) Willesden 3(8) Holborn 1(2)
Finsbury 6(4) Hammersmith 3(1) Chiswick 1(0)
City of London 7(9) Marylebone 3(3) Islington 1(1)
St. Pancras 2(0)
Note.—Figures in parentheses are the numbers for 1908.
TABLE 43.
Factories, Workshops, and Work-places.
1909.
Business.
No. of
Premises.
No. of
Rooms.
Employees.
Women.
Young
Persons.
Men.
Totals.
Clothing—
Boot-making
163(89)
164(89)
11(7)
6(3)
256(102)
273(112)
Corset-making
8
11
29
3
—
32
Dressmaking
477(82)
661(90)
1,879(178)
364(43)
19(1)
2,262(222)
Mantle-making
14(9)
19(12)
48(19)
1
—
49(19)
Millinery
48(5)
69(3)
272(5)
27
—
299(5)
Millinery and Dressmaking
21
55
391
73
-
464
Outfitting and Plain Needlework
41(26)
44(27)
136(57)
9(2)
145(59)
Tailoring
240(167)
250(179)
183(112)
15(6)
256(185)
454(303)
„ Ladies'
17(3)
34(6)
134(3)
16(3)
43(3)
193(9)
Various
10(7)
10(7)
19(7)
—
1
20(7)
Fancy Work—
Embroidery and Art Needlework
15(8)
18(9)
47(17)
7(1)
7(1)
61(19)
Cleansing—
Dyers and Cleaners' Receiving
Offices
16
16
34
6
1
41
Laundries
114(8)
378(8)
1,071(9)
18
128
1,217(9)
,, —Receiving Offices
40
40
49
3
1
53
Mangling
19(1)
19(1)
19(1)
—
—
19(1)
Various
4(1)
4(1)
9(1)
1
1
11(1)
Other Businesses—
Blind-making
6
8
5
1
27
33
Bookbinding and Printing
43
66
99
15
343
457
Carpentry and Joinery
27
44
—
22
238
260
Chaff-cutting
18
22
-
-
61
61
Coach Building
51
82
—
—
333
333
Cycle and Motor Making and
Repairing
34
53
-
8
136
144
Florists
10
11
45
1
4
50
Jewellery and Clock-making.
8
9
—
2
22
24
Metal-working
35
40
—
1
142
143
Saddlery
13
15
—
1
46
47
Sign and Ticket Writing
8
8
3
7
17
27
Trunk-making
11
14
—
—
40
40
Umbrella-making
8
9
13
—
11
24
Undertaking
11(2)
17(4)
1(1)
—
22
23
Upholstery
59(24)
88(27)
105(33)
20(4)
170(4)
295(41)
Various
99(4)
143(4)
198(5)
114
684
996(5)
1,688(436)
2,421(467)
4,800(455)
742(62)
3,008(296)
8,550(813)