London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Kensington 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]

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FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS. The following table shows the various trades and occupations carried on in registered workshops and factories where men are employed :—

Trade or Business.Workshops.Factories.Total.
Aerated water manufacturers22
Bakers683199
Basket makers213
Blacksmiths77
Blind makers
Boot makers and repairers691685
Builders42951
Cabinet makers13417
Cigarette makers213
Coach builders9312
Coal wharves22
Cooked meat dealers123
Cycle repairers617
Dyers224
Electricity generating stations44
Electric light fitting makers235
Firewood choppers325
Furriers44
Gas works22
Ice cream manufacturers11
Instrument makers33
Ironmongers22
Ladder makers112
Lampshade makers22
Laundries61622
Marine stores33
Masons213
Metal workers8715
Motor engineers and garages362965
Motor spirit dealers33
Photographers33
Piano makers11
Picture frame makers1010
Pipe makers22
Printers3710
Saddlers22
Sausage makers448
Sign writers55
Steam pressers112
Sundry businesses271441
Sweet manufacturers213
Tailors72274
Timber merchants112
Trunk makers33
Undertakers11112
Upholsterers20121
Washing machine manufacturers22
Watch makers66
Wax figure manufacturers112
Wheelwrights718
Total474179653