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

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Lambeth 1924

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

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76
Offensive Trades.
There are four offensive trades registered, e.g., fat melting
(15, Upper Marsh and Albert Square Mews), soap boiling (15, Upper
Marsh) and tripe boiling (103, Lambeth Walk).
Summary of Work carried out By the Female Sanitary
Inspectors during 1924.
Workshops* visited and inspected—
(a) Dressmakers 68
(b) Milliners 19
(c) Laundries 52
(d) Tailors 52
(e) Upholsterers 5
(f) Dyers 1
(g) Blouses 17
(h) Ties 3
(i) Children's Clothing 3
(j) Florists 8
(k) Embroidery 3
(1) Furriers 3
(m) Lampshades 2
(n) Printing 7
(o) Shirt-making 2
(p) Underclothing 9
(q) Valet service 5
(r) Wireless 3
(s) Woollen goods 2
(t) Others (e.g.), bag-making, leather goods, mineral
waters, foods, thermometers, tobacco, &c. 81
Workshops*: workrooms therein measured . 129
Workshops*: newly discovered and registered 49
t Premises visited, but not inspected, owing to the persons
or patients concerned being out, or, if employees, being
no longer employed 2486
* Workshops include Work-places.
† Births (244), Workshops (644), Tuberculosis cases (102), Private Mouses (72),
Outworkers (1198), Rheumatism cases (92), Restaurants (12), Tonsils and Adenoids
cases (122).