Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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| Trade or Business. | Workshops. | Factories. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aerated water manufacturers | — | 2 | 2 |
| Bakers | 68 | 31 | 99 |
| Basket makers | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Blacksmiths | 7 | — | 7 |
| Blind makers | — | — | — |
| Boot makers and repairers | 69 | 16 | 85 |
| Builders | 42 | 9 | 51 |
| Cabinet makers | 13 | 4 | 17 |
| Cigarette makers | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Coach builders | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| Coal wharves | 2 | — | 2 |
| Cooked meat dealers | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Cycle repairers | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Dyers | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Electricity generating stations | — | 4 | 4 |
| Electric light fitting makers | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Firewood choppers | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Furriers | 4 | — | 4 |
| Gas works | — | 2 | 2 |
| Ice cream manufacturers | 1 | — | 1 |
| Instrument makers | — | 3 | 3 |
| Ironmongers | 2 | — | 2 |
| Ladder makers | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Lampshade makers | 2 | — | 2 |
| Laundries | 6 | 16 | 22 |
| Marine stores | 3 | — | 3 |
| Masons | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Metal workers | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| Motor engineers and garages | 36 | 29 | 65 |
| Motor spirit dealers | 3 | — | 3 |
| Photographers | 3 | — | 3 |
| Piano makers | — | 1 | 1 |
| Picture frame makers | 10 | — | 10 |
| Pipe makers | — | 2 | 2 |
| Printers | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Saddlers | 2 | — | 2 |
| Sausage makers | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Sign writers | 5 | — | 5 |
| Steam pressers | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sundry businesses | 27 | 14 | 41 |
| Sweet manufacturers | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Tailors | 72 | 2 | 74 |
| Timber merchants | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Trunk makers | 3 | — | 3 |
| Undertakers | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| Upholsterers | 20 | 1 | 21 |
| Washing machine manufacturers | — | 2 | 2 |
| Watch makers | 6 | — | 6 |
| Wax figure manufacturers | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Wheelwrights | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Total | 474 | 179 | 653 |