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Finsbury 1923

Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1923

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blocking 4, ink and gum making 8, machine ruling 8, pattern
cards 10, printing 134, showcards 2, manufacturing stationers
31, stencil cutting 1, waste paper sorting 1, bookbinding 29,
fountain pens 2, making rubber 5, rubber stamp making 3,
waterproofing 1, stone and marble working 3, statuary 1. Making
wearing apparel as follows:—aprons 4, blouses 46, boots and
shoes 11, boot socks and laces 2, children's clothing 17, fur
garments 9, glove making 3, haberdashery 4, hat making 28,
linen collars 6, neck ties 13, shirt and pyjama making 20, mantle
making 41, tailoring 47, skirt making 14, underclothing 24,
button making 8. Beer bottling 1, distilling 6, dealing in wines,
spirits and tobacco 3, tobacco, cigarettes and cigar making 13,
general woodwork 17, hardwood turning 20, saw milling 5, wood
cutting 2, electricity generating station 1, hydraulic power station
1, forage cutting 5, packing and forwarding of goods 3, vulcanite
and fibre manufacturers 5, cork cutting 2, cutlery grinding
6, van building 3, total 1,618.
Workshops-—Cardboard box making 24, instrument,
jewellery, etc., box making 29, packing case making 14, making
brushes and combs 9, repairs and decoration 46, making clocks
and watches cases 20, dial painting 15, making and repairing
clocks and watches 114, shrinking cloth 3, cutting and sorting
cloth 9, accordian pleating 5, chemical research work 2, disinfectants
making 0, drug and chemical making 6, sundries 27,
agricultural, 5, cycle and motor repairing 29, electrical 18,
fitters' work 2, locksmiths 7, machinists 7, pattern making 1,
sewing machines 4, smiths and wheelwrights 3, general 29, artificial
flowers making 15, artists' materials 1, art needlework and
embroidery 10, basket making 14, leather goods 80, making
and importing 22, miniature painting 1, shoe trimmings 3, sports
goods 7, ivory working 7, pipe making 3, taxidermy 1, toy making
and importing 32, walking sticks and umbrellas 18, wig and
costume making 1, soap and perfumery 3, general 22, curling
and dyeing feathers 12, blind making 3, cabinet making 59,
french polishing 21, making and repairing furniture 20, shop
fitting 27, upholstery 15, undertakers 7, picture framing 16.
confectionery 11, storage and preparation of food stuffs 55.

Public Health (Milk and Cream) Regulations. 1912.— Action taken in Finsbury during 1923 under the above-mentioned regulations is shown by the following tabic:—

Nature of SampleNo. of samples examinedNo. of samples containing above prescribed limit of preservative
Cream00
Milk2570