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 1936
[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 | 14 | 63 | 77 |
| Basket makers | 2 | — | 2 |
| Bedding makers | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Blacksmiths | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Boot makers and repairers | 32 | 56 | 88 |
| Builders | 60 | 11 | 71 |
| Cabinet makers | 18 | 8 | 26 |
| Carpet repairers | 1 | — | 1 |
| Chromium plating | — | 1 | 1 |
| Coach builders | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Cycle repairers | 3 | — | 3 |
| Dentist | 1 | — | 1 |
| Drapery | — | 3 | 3 |
| Dressmakers | 4 | — | 4 |
| Dry cleaners | — | 14 | 14 |
| Dyers and cleaners | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Electrical apparatus | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| Electric generating stations | — | 3 | 3 |
| Engineering works and motor garages | 19 | 51 | 70 |
| Embroidery workers | 1 | — | 1 |
| Firewood choppers | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Florists | 3 | — | 3 |
| Fretwork | — | 2 | 2 |
| Furriers | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Gasworks | — | 1 | 1 |
| Glovemakers | — | 1 | 1 |
| Hairdressers | 4 | — | 4 |
| Ice-cream manufacturers | — | 1 | 1 |
| Instrument makers | — | 1 | 1 |
| Invisible menders | 1 | — | 1 |
| Ironmongers | 3 | — | 3 |
| Jewellers | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Lampshade makers | — | 1 | 1 |
| Laundries | 3 | 36 | 39 |
| Marine stores | 5 | — | 5 |
| Masons | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Metal workers | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Paint manufacturers | — | 1 | 1 |
| Photographers | 4 | — | 4 |
| Picture frame makers | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Pipe makers | — | 1 | 1 |
| Printers | — | 22 | 22 |
| Radio repairers | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| Saddlers | 1 | — | 1 |
| Sausage makers | — | 24 | 24 |
| Sign writers | 2 | — | 2 |
| Steam pressers | 7 | — | 7 |
| Sundry businesses | 27 | 35 | 62 |
| Tailors | 71 | 5 | 76 |
| Trunk makers | 5 | — | 5 |
| Umbrella makers and repairers | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Undertakers | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Upholsterers | 20 | 6 | 26 |
| Washing machine manufacturers | — | 1 | 1 |
| Watch makers and repairers | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Wax figure manufacturers | — | 1 | 1 |
| Wheelwrights | — | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 374 | 398 | 772 |