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
City of London 1909
Annual report of Medical Officer of Health for 1909
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The following Table shows the number of premises in the City where work is carried on by "outworkers," and a List ot Domestic Workshops is also appended:—
| Factories. | Workshops. | Domestic Workshops. | Occasional. | Total. | Number of Workers. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men. | Women. | Total. | ||||||
| WEARING APPAREL. | ||||||||
| (1) Making. | ||||||||
| Tailors | — | 91 | 20 | 5 | 115 | 420 | 347 | 767 |
| Furriers | — | 23 | 2 | — | 25 | 119 | 294 | 413 |
| Costumes, &c. | 1 | 22 | 2 | — | 25 | 53 | 289 | 342 |
| Mantles | — | 16 | 1 | — | 17 | 23 | 135 | 158 |
| Ties | — | 11 | 3 | — | 14 | 9 | 104 | 113 |
| Embroidery | — | 10 | — | — | 10 | 26 | 74 | 100 |
| Caps | 1 | 5 | — | — | 6 | 34 | 111 | 145 |
| Shirts and Collars | — | 4 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 39 | 40 |
| Blouses | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 107 | 107 |
| Boots and Shoes | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Children's Clothing | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 10 | 10 |
| Millinery | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 124 | 124 |
| Belts | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| Feather dressing | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 38 |
| Gloves | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | 31 | 31 |
| Dressmakers' Sundries | — | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Frilling | 1 | 1 | - | — | 2 | — | 27 | 27 |
| FURNITURE AND UPHOLSTERY | 1 | 1 | _ | — | 2 | — | 37 | 37 |
| UMBRELLAS, &c. | 1 | 21 | 1 | - | 23 | 43 | 177 | 220 |
| PAPER BAGS AND BOXES | — | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | 3 |
| DOLL DRESSING | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| LEATHER WORK | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 73 | 74 |
| FRAMES | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 |
| ENGRAVING | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 |
| ELECTRO-PLATING | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | 225 | 33 | 13 | 277 | 749 | 2,037 | 2,786 | |
| The following Table shows the number of premises in the City where work is carried on by "outworkers," and a List ot Domestic Workshops is also appended:— | ||||||||
| Factories. | Workshops. | Domestic Workshops. | Occasional. | Total. | Number of Workers. | |||
| Men. | Women. | Total. | ||||||
| WEARING APPAREL. | ||||||||
| (1) Making. | ||||||||
| Tailors | — | 91 | 20 | 5 | 115 | 420 | 347 | 767 |
| Furriers | — | 23 | 2 | — | 25 | 119 | 294 | 413 |
| Costumes, &c. | 1 | 22 | 2 | — | 25 | 53 | 289 | 342 |
| Mantles | — | 16 | 1 | — | 17 | 23 | 135 | 158 |
| Ties | — | 11 | 3 | — | 14 | 9 | 104 | 113 |
| Embroidery | — | 10 | — | — | 10 | 26 | 74 | 100 |
| Caps | 1 | 5 | — | — | 6 | 34 | 111 | 145 |
| Shirts and Collars | — | 4 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 39 | 40 |
| Blouses | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 107 | 107 |
| Boots and Shoes | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Children's Clothing | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 10 | 10 |
| Millinery | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 124 | 124 |
| Belts | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| Feather dressing | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 38 |
| Gloves | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | 31 | 31 |
| Dressmakers' Sundries | — | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Frilling | 1 | 1 | - | — | 2 | — | 27 | 27 |
| FURNITURE AND UPHOLSTERY | 1 | 1 | _ | — | 2 | — | 37 | 37 |
| UMBRELLAS, &c. | 1 | 21 | 1 | - | 23 | 43 | 177 | 220 |
| PAPER BAGS AND BOXES | — | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | 3 |
| DOLL DRESSING | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| LEATHER WORK | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 73 | 74 |
| FRAMES | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 |
| ENGRAVING | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 |
| ELECTRO-PLATING | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | 225 | 33 | 13 | 277 | 749 | 2,037 | 2,786 | |