Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1907
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Table XI.—Workshops.
Number of
Workshops
on Register.
Number of
Workrooms.
Persons Employed.
Trade.
Males.
Females.
Young
Persons.
Boot Makers and Repairers
54
56
110
...
...
...
Boat and Barge Builders
4
22
...
...
Bottle Washers
2
4
12
7
Builders
...
13
...
54
...
...
Buttonhole Makers
2
4
...
12
...
Basket Makers
3
3
13
...
...
Brushmakers
17
21
28
10
...
Blacksmiths
6
17
...
...
...
Cabinet Makers
2
2
7
1
...
35
Carmen, Stables
147
...
...
...
Carpenters
4
4
9
...
...
Collar Workers
2
4
...
23
...
Chair Makers
3
4
5
6
...
Coopers
17
...
81
...
...
Cork Cutters
3
6
3
...
Curriers
6
...
8
17
...
...
Cycle Makers
5
7
7
...
2
Dressmakers, etc.
61
70
44
170
5
Engineers and Smiths
6
2
6
12
...
Farriers
...
7
22
...
2
Fish Curers
1
1
20
...
...
Hairdressers
94
94
164
1
4
Harness and Strap Makers, etc.
9
9
23
...
2
18
Hop Warehouses
...
95
...
...
Laundries
37
69
4
265
203
...
Leather Work
34
25
32
...
Paper Bag Makers
1
1
...
4
...
Picture Frame Makers
4
10
33
50
...
Rag Sorters
3
3
7
5
Sack Makers
8
10
...
17
22
2
Slate and Stone Merchants
3
20
...
...
...
Tobacco Pipe Makers
3
5
13
4
...
Wheelwrights
8
...
33
...
...
Wood Choppers
21
...
30
54
18
165
169
Various
938
138
60
Totals
661
592
101
2275
738
Table XI.—Workshops.
Trade. | Number of Workshops on Register. | Number of Workrooms. | Persons Employed. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Males. | Females. | Young Persons. | |||
Boot Makers and Repairers | 54 | 56 | 110 | ... | ... |
Boat and Barge Builders | 4 | ... | 22 | ... | ... |
Bottle Washers | 2 | 4 | 12 | 7 | ... |
Builders | 13 | ... | 54 | ... | ... |
Buttonhole Makers | 2 | 4 | ... | 12 | ... |
Basket Makers | 3 | 3 | 13 | ... | ... |
Brushmakers | 17 | 21 | 28 | 10 | ... |
Blacksmiths | 6 | ... | 17 | ... | ... |
Cabinet Makers | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | ... |
Carmen, Stables | 35 | ... | 147 | ... | ... |
Carpenters | 4 | 4 | 9 | ... | ... |
Collar Workers | 2 | 4 | ... | 23 | ... |
Chair Makers | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ... |
Coopers | 17 | ... | 81 | ... | ... |
Cork Cutters | 3 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... |
Curriers | 6 | 8 | 17 | ... | ... |
Cycle Makers | 5 | 7 | 7 | ... | 2 |
Dressmakers, etc. | 61 | 70 | 44 | 170 | 5 |
Engineers and Smiths | 6 | 6 | 12 | ... | 2 |
Farriers | 7 | ... | 22 | ... | 2 |
Fish Curers | 1 | 1 | 20 | ... | ... |
Hairdressers | 94 | 94 | 164 | 1 | 4 |
Harness and Strap Makers, etc. | 9 | 9 | 23 | ... | 2 |
Hop Warehouses | 18 | ... | 95 | ... | ... |
Laundries | 37 | 69 | 4 | 203 | ... |
Leather Work | 34 | 25 | 265 | 32 | ... |
Paper Bag Makers | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 |
Picture Frame Makers | 4 | 10 | 33 | 50 | ... |
Rag Sorters | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | ... |
Sack Makers | 8 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 2 |
Slate and Stone Merchants | 3 | ... | 20 | ... | ... |
Tobacco Pipe Makers | 3 | 5 | 13 | 4 | ... |
Wheelwrights | 8 | ... | 33 | ... | ... |
Wood Choppers | 21 | ... | 30 | 54 | 18 |
Various | 165 | 169 | 938 | 138 | 60 |
Totals | 661 | 592 | 2275 | 738 | 101 |