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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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| Trade or Business. | Factories in which power is used. | Factories in which power is not used. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aerated water manufacturers | 2 | — | 2 |
| Arts and crafts | 3 | — | 3 |
| Baby carriage makers | — | 1 | 1 |
| Basket makers | - | 2 | |
| Bedding makers | 2 | - | 2 |
| Biscuit manufacturers | 1 | - | 1 |
| Blacksmiths, farriers | 2 | 6 | |
| Blind makers | — | 3 | 3 |
| Boot makers and repairers | 50 | 28 | 78 |
| Bottle dealers | — | 1 | 1 |
| Builders | 12 | 58 | 70 |
| Button makers | — | 1 | 1 |
| Cabinet makers | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| Cardboard box makers | 1 | — | 1 |
| Carpet repairers | — | 6 | 6 |
| Chromium-platers | 1 | — | 1 |
| Coach builders | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Coffee grinders | 3 | — | 3 |
| Corset makers | 1 | 6 | |
| Cosmetic manufacturers | — | 1 | 1 |
| Cycle repairers | — | 3 | 3 |
| Dentists | — | 1 | 1 |
| Departmental stores | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Dressmakers | 21 | 106 | 127 |
| Dry cleaners | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| Dyers and cleaners | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Electrical apparatus | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| Electrical generating station | 5 | — | 5 |
| Embroidery | — | 4 | 4 |
| Engineering works and motor garages | 64 | 34 | 98 |
| Fine needlework | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Firewood choppers | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Florists | — | 11 | 11 |
| Fried fish shop | 1 | — | 1 |
| Furniture remover | 1 | — | 1 |
| Furriers | 13 | 8 | 21 |
| Gasworks | 1 | — | 1 |
| Glovemakers | 1 | — | 1 |
| Hair dressers | — | — | — . |
| Ice cream manufacturers | 1 | — | 1 |
| Instrument makers | 1 | — | 1 |
| Invisible menders | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Ironmongers | — | 2 | 2 |
| Jewellers | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Lampshade makers | — | 3 | 3 |
| Laundries | 42 | 17 | 59 |
| Lacquerers | 1 | — | 1 |
| Leatherwork | — | 2 | 2 |
| Marine stores | — | 5 | 5 |
| Metal workers | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Millinery | — | 26 | 26 |
| Mineral water manufacturers | 1 | — | 1 |
| Oil and grease manufacturers | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Organ builders | 1 | — | 1 |
| Optician | — | 1 | 1 |
| Paint manufacturers | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Dhotographers | — | 2 | 2 |
| 'iano repairers | — | 2 | 2 |
| 'icture framemakers | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Pipe makers | 2 | — | 2 |
| Printers | 23 | — | 23 |