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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
Hampstead 1914
Report for the year 1914 of the Medical Officer of Health
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The following table shows the number of each class of workshops. the number of workrooms, and the number of persons of each sex employed. Workshops and Domestic Workshops.
| Trade or Business. | Workshops other than Domestic Workshops. | Domestic-Workshops. | Total number of Workshops. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Workshops. | Number of Workrooms. | Number of Employees. | ||||
| Males. | Females. | |||||
| Bakers | 31 | 36 | 122 | - | - | 31 |
| Blindmakers | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | - | 4 |
| Bootmakers | 35 | 38 | 72 | - | 1 | 36 |
| Builders and carpenters | 17 | 20 | 23 | - | - | 17 |
| Cabinetmakers and polishers | 2 | 8 | 162 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Carriage builders | 6 | 14 | 29 | - | - | 6 |
| Corset makers | 3 | 4 | - | 10 | - | 3 |
| Cycle makers and repairers | 6 | 8 | 14 | 2 | - | 6 |
| Dressmakers and ladies' tailors | 97 | 116 | 6 | 406 | 14 | 111 |
| Engineers | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| Florists | 3 | 4 | 10 | 5 | - | 3 |
| Harness makers | 5 | 7 | 12 | - | - | 5 |
| Ironmongers | 14 | 16 | 35 | - | - | 14 |
| Laundresses | 6 | 14 | 2 | 24 | - | 6 |
| Milliners | 27 | 27 | - | 84 | 1 | 28 |
| Monumental masons | 2 | 2 | 17 | - | - | 2 |
| Motor makers | 5 | 8 | 20 | - | - | 5 |
| Outfitters | 9 | 32 | 7 | 183 | 1 | 10 |
| Pi anoforte makers | 2 | 4 | 40 | - | - | 2 |
| Picture frame makers | 10 | 12 | 15 | - | - | 10 |
| Sign writers | 2 | 6 | 11 | - | - | 2 |
| Smiths | 11 | 11 | 24 | - | - | 11 |
| Tailors | 39 | 47 | 82 | 27 | 7 | 46 |
| Upholsterers | 21 | 26 | 46 | 9 | 1 | 22 |
| Watchmakers and jewellers | 12 | 13 | 21 | - | - | 12 |
| Wigmakers | 14 | 19 | 14 | 27 | - | 14 |
| Miscellaneous | 25 | 37 | 55 | 39 | 2 | 27 |
| Totals | 411 | 539 | 811 | 824 | 28 | 439 |
Inspections.
The following particulars relate to the workshop inspections made
during 1914, bakehouse inspections being omitted. The total number
of inspections made during the year was 696, as against 508 in the
previous year.
Cleanliness.
Nineteen workrooms were found on inspection to require cleansing;
13 of these were cleansed on the request of the inspector, and 4 under
notice ; while 2 workrooms were vacated.
Ventilation and Warming.
In 11 workshops the means of ventilation was found to be
inadequate; 9 were rendered satisfactory, and 2 cases were standing
over at the end of the year, the workshops being empty.