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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 1919
Annual report for the year 1919 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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| 2 | Cork cutters | 1 | Clay pipe maker |
| 1 | Tailor | 1 | Brush maker |
| 1 | Confectioner | 1 | Skin Dresser |
| 2 | Upholsterers | ||
| Domestic Workshops on Register (where Men are Employed). | |||
| 5 | Bootmakers | 1 | Confectioner |
| 1 | Tailor | ||
| Home Workers on Register (Male) | |||
| 40 | Bootmakers | 1 | Furrier |
| 4 | Tailors | ||
| Workshops and Domestic Workshops on Register (Females).* | |||
| 44 | Tailors | 1 | Dressing gown maker |
| 10 | Laundresses | 2 | Packers |
| 5 | Boot upper makers | 1 | Pickle maker |
| 12 | Dressmakers | 3 | Glass blowers |
| 1 | Upholsterer | 4 | Mantle makers |
| 2 | Cork cutters | 3 | Paper and rag sorters |
| 5 | Skirt and blouse makers | 3 | Woodchoppers |
| 3 | Waterproof garment makers | 2 | Shirt front and collar makers |
| 3 | Sack and bag makers | . 1 | Rubber balloon maker |
| 2 | Shirt and pyjama makers | 1 | Trimming maker |
| 2 | Furriers | 1 | Corset maker |
| 3 | Underclothing makers | 1 | Artificial flower maker |
| 1 | Seal stamper | 1 | Horse hair sorter |
| 17 | Milliners | 3 | Toymakers |
| 3 | Tiemakers | 2 | Rope sling makers |
| 5 | Confectioners | 1 | Canewcrker. |
* 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 75.
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