Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1914
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and gilding, 6; umbrellas, 6; lamps, lanterns and stoves, 5; clothtrimming
and sorting, 5; lithography and stereotyping, 5; cork
goods, 5; scales and balances, 5; locksmiths, 5; bottle washing
and stoppering, 5; gold blocking, 5; sign, facia, and letter makers,
5; agricultural and horticultural goods, 4; bedding and bedsteads,
4; asbestos work, 4; stone yards, 4; pipe making and mounting,
3; gloves, 3; glazier's diamonds, 3; saws, 3; machine ruling, 3;
domestic machinery, 3; hair goods, 3; sponges, 3; undertakers,
3; linen collars and cuffs, 2: china and earthenware, 2; buttons,
2; knife-cleaning goods, 2; window cleaning, 2; carpet planning,
2; combs, 2; heelball making and wax refining, 2; bookbinding,
2; Plaster casts, 2; oil stoves, 2; fern drying and preserving, 2;
tarpaulins and weather goods, 2; powder-puff making, 2; horse
dealer, 2; milk utensil making, 2; and others, giving a total of
2,018. The summarised "other" workshops include the following
manufactures, trades or occupations: children's underclothing,
clean towel supply, wax figures, tobacco, typewriters, disinfectant
manufacture, mosaic work, naturalist, ice-cream freezers, Christmas
cracker maker, incubators, rope and twine, caterers, pipe
importers, photo printing, artificial stone goods, pattern making
(general), pipe case making, boot and shoe polish making, rule
making, heraldic painting, envelope addressing and clerical work,
lithographic stone merchant, wood paving, tile making, soap
merchant, general machine dealer, electric wire maker, publishing,
lever pallett making.
Factories —Printing and stationery, 143; engineering and
machinery, 88; shirts, skirts, blouses, ties and underclothing, 71;
gilding, plating, and polishing, 50; jewellery and gold and silver
work, 49; bookbinding, 38; box making and paper bag making,
32; stick making and mounting, 30; brass and copper work, 31;
provisions, grocery, bacon, and food preparation, 25; glass and
china work, 19; engraving and die-sinking, 18; ivory, wood, and
bone turning, 16; ink, paint, gum, soap, polish, and varnish, 15;
leather goods and bags, 15; iron and metal work, 14; pipe making
and mounting, 14; brushes, 12; mantle making, 12; scientific and
surgical instruments, 11; cabinet making, 11; clock, jewel, and
instrument cases, 11; foundries, 11; lithography and stereotyping,