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
Kensington 1926
The annual report on the health of the Borough for the year1926
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The businesses carried on at the registered premises are set out in the subjoined list:—
| Trade or Business. | Workshops. | Factories. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blind makers | 3 | – | 3 |
| Blouse makers | 3 | – | 3 |
| Bookbinder | 1 | – | 1 |
| Boot makers and repairers | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Cabinet maker | – | 1 | 1 |
| Cardboard-box maker | 1 | – | 1 |
| Carpet maker | 1 | – | 1 |
| Chemist | 1 | – | 1 |
| Cigarette maker | 1 | – | 1 |
| Corset makers | 9 | – | 9 |
| Draper | 1 | – | 1 |
| Dressmakers and ladies' tailors | 332 | 1 | 333 |
| Dyers and cleaners | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Embroidery workers | 4 | – | 4 |
| Eyelet-hole maker | – | 1 | 1 |
| Fancy hand-bag maker | 1 | – | 1 |
| Florists | 12 | – | 12 |
| Furriers | 18 | 1 | 19 |
| Hairdressers | 19 | – | 19 |
| Hemstitcher | – | 1 | 1 |
| Invisible menders | 4 | – | 4 |
| Jewellers | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Knitted goods | 1 | – | 1 |
| Lace workers | 4 | – | 4 |
| Lampshade makers | 3 | – | 3 |
| Laundries | 46 | 46 | 92 |
| Machinist | 1 | – | 1 |
| Milliners | 43 | – | 43 |
| Non-inflammable composition manufacturer | – | 1 | 1 |
| Outfitters | 9 | – | 9 |
| Pastry cook | 1 | – | 1 |
| Photographers | 9 | – | 9 |
| Pictorial advertisements | 1 | – | 1 |
| Picture frame makers | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Pipe maker | – | 1 | 1 |
| Powderpuff maker | 1 | – | 1 |
| Printer | – | 1 | 1 |
| Restaurants | 4 | – | 4 |
| Scarf maker | 1 | – | 1 |
| Shirtmaker | 1 | – | 1 |
| Surgical supplies | – | 1 | 1 |
| Stationery packer | 1 | – | 1 |
| Sweet makers | 1 | – | 1 |
| Toilet requisites | 1 | – | 1 |
| Toy makers | 2 | – | 2 |
| Typist | 1 | – | 1 |
| Umbrella makers | 2 | – | 2 |
| Upholsterers | 10 | – | 10 |
| Weaver | 2 | – | 2 |
| Wig maker | 1 | – | 1 |
| Wire brush maker | – | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 574 | 61 | 635 |
Home Work.— Of the 228 outworkers registered, some are employed on premises which
are factories or workshops within the meaning of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, others
work in domestic workshops, whilst the remainder are the genuine "Home Workers" engaged in
their homes on the work given out to them by various firms and contractors in Kensington and
other districts.
The number of outworkers belonging to each of these three classes is shown in the following table:—
| Outworkers in Workshops or Factories | 74 | ||
| Outworkers in Domestic Workshops | 35 | ||
| Outworkers in their own Homes | 119 | ||
| Total number of Outworkers | 228 |