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 | 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 |