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

Poplar 1916

Annual report for the year 1916 on the sanitary condition and vital statistics of the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar, comprising the registration sub-districts of Poplar, Bromley and Bow

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Table: TABLE B—continued.Domestic Workshops on Register (where Men are Employed)

TABLE B—continued.

Domestic Workshops on Register (where Men are Employed)

7 Bootmakers2 Confectioners
Home Workers on Register (Male)
55 Bootmakers2 Tailors
Workshops and Domestic Workshops on Register (Females).1
54 Tailors1 Medical sundries
13 Laundresses1 Packer
7 Boot upper makers1 Pickle maker
19 Dressmakers1 Glass blower
1 Upholsterer3 Mantle makers
2 Cork cutters1 Paper and rag sorter
8 Skirt and blouse makers3 Woodchoppers
3 Waterproof garment makers1 Bib maker
3 Sack and bag makers1 Bracemaker
2 Shirt and pyjama maker1 Shirt front and collar maker
2 Furriers1 Rubber balloons
3 Underclothing makers1 Trimming maker
1 Seal stamper1 Corset maker
17 Milliners1 Artificial flower maker
6 Tiemakers1 Horse hair sorter
3 Confectioners2 Toymakers
1 Dressing gown maker1 Boxmaker
1 Feather sorter

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* It is very difficult to separate Workshops and Domestic Workshops, as these
premises are sometimes one and sometimes the other, according to the pressure of work.
See Table A, page 122, and remarks in italics page 121.