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Finsbury 1926

Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1926

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machine ruling 15, pattern cards 10, printing 146, showcards 3,
manufacturing stationers 28, stencil cutting 1, waste paper
sorting 1, bookbinding 33, fountain pens 2, rubber works 4, rubber
stamp making 3, waterproofing 1, stone and marble working 2,
statuary 1. Making wearing apparel as follows:— aprons 5,
blouses 42, boots and shoes 11, boot socks and laces 1, children's
clothing 22, fur garments 18, glove making 3, haberdashery 5,
hat making 39, linen collars 4, neckties 10, shirt and pyjama
making 26, mantle making 84, tailoring 47, skirt making 15,
underclothing 28, button making 8. Beer bottling 1, distilling 6,
dealing in wines, spirits and tobacco 3, tobacco, cigarettes and
cigar making 12, general woodwork 18, hardwood turning 20, saw
milling 5, wood cutting 2, electricity generating station 1,
hydraulic power station 1, forage cutting 5, packing and forwarding
goods 4, vulcanite and fibre manufacturers 8, cork cutting 2,
cutlery grinding 6, van building 4, dyeing 1. Total 1,860.
Workshops.—Cardboard box making 21, instrument, jewellery,
etc., box making 31, packing case making 15, making brushes and
combs 11, glazed tiles 1, house repairs and decoration 46, making
clock and watch cases 20, dial painting 15, making and repairing
clocks and watches 123, shrinking cloth 3, cutting and sorting
cloth 8, accordion pleating 4, chemical research work 1, drug
and chemical making 7, druggists sundries 30, agricultural
engineering 5, cycle and motor repairing 26, electrical workers 32,
fitter's work 4, locksmiths 7, machinists 10 pattern making 1, sewing
machines 6, smiths and wheelwrights 8, general engineering 41, wireless
components 12, artificial flowers making 15, artists' materials 2,
art needlework and embroidery 12, basket making 15, leather goods
75, fancy goods making and importing 21, shoe trimmings 4, sports
goods 7, ivory working 7, pipe making 5, taxidermy 1, toy making
and importing 34, walking sticks and umbrellas 24, wig and costume
making 1, soap and perfumery 3, general fancy goods 36, photo—
graphy 2, curling and dyeing feathers 14, blind making 4, cabinet
making 64, French polishing 22, making and repairing furniture 21,
shop fitting 27, upholstery 21, undertakers 7, picture framing 19,
confectionery 18, storage and preparation of food stuffs 67, glass