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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
Bermondsey 1915
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1915
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Table XI.—Workshops.
| Trade. | Number of Workshops on Register. | Number of Workrooms. | Persons Employed. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Young Persons. | |||
| Boot Makers and Repairers | 30 | 39 | 63 | ... | 11 |
| Boat and Barge Builders ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Bottle Washers | 2 | 4 | 13 | 19 | ... |
| Builders | 8 | 10 | 22 | ... | ... |
| Basket Makers | 2 | 2 | 6 | ... | ... |
| Brushmakers | 8 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 3 |
| Blacksmiths | 2 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... |
| Carmen, Stables | 5 | 6 | 57 | ... | ... |
| Carpenters | 2 | 4 | 124 | ... | ... |
| Chair Makers | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Coopers | 9 | 11 | 57 | ... | ... |
| Cork Cutters | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Cycle Makers | 4 | 6 | 6 | ... | ... |
| Dressmakers, etc. | 10 | 15 | ... | 19 | 10 |
| Engineers and Smiths | 6 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 1 |
| Farriers | 8 | 7 | 25 | ... | 11 |
| Fish Curers | 3 | 3 | 17 | 1 | ... |
| Hairdressers | 67 | 69 | 122 | 4 | 16 |
| Harness and Strap Makers,etc. | 5 | 5 | 12 | ... | 1 |
| Hop Warehouses | 14 | 106 | 68 | ... | ... |
| Laundries | 18 | 29 | 3 | 48 | 3 |
| Leather Work | 21 | 76 | 128 | 15 | 7 |
| Picture Frame Makers | 3 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... |
| Rag Sorters | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | ... |
| Sack Makers | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| Slate and Stone Merchants | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ... |
| Tobacco Pipe Makers | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | ... |
| Wheelwrights | 3 | 3 | 17 | ... | ... |
| Wood Choppers | 10 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 1 |
| Various | 70 | 183 | 294 | 199 | 39 |
| Tailors | 6 | 7 | 9 | 21 | ... |
| Watch and Clock Makers | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Totals | 328 | 644 | 1,139 | 385 | 106 |