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Paddington 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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appendix : factories, workshops and workplaces.
TABLE XXVII. Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
| Manufacture, or business. | 1913 | 1921 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Premises. | No. of Workers. | No. of Premises. | No. of Workers. | |
| Boots | 99 (89) | 243 (55) | 121 (77) | 219 (96) |
| Corsets | 10 (1) | 15 (1) | * | * |
| Dress | 355 (33) | 2,456 (105) | 259 (84) | 1,437 (91) |
| Furs | 10 | 48 | * | * |
| Mantles | 7 (2) | 23 (5) | 8 (5) | 13 (5) |
| Millinery | 44 (1) | 181 (1) | 42 (5) | 49 (5) |
| Millinery and Dress | 22 (2) | 185 (2) | 8 | 48 |
| Plain Needlework | 48 (34) | 105 (38) | 10 (9) | 17 (9) |
| Tailoring | 206 (102) | 708 (136) | 151 (108) | 253 (125) |
| Tailoring, Ladies. | 34 (10) | 189 (10) | 34 (4) | 104 (14) |
| Various | 12 (8) | 29 (8) | 37 (25) | 74 (25) |
| Embroidery, Art Needlework | 15 (12) | 58 (45) | 9 (6) | 60 (31) |
| Dyers., Cleaners. Receiving Offices | 18 | 46 | 15 | 40 |
| Laundries | 102 (8) | 920 (8) | 46 (1) | 393 (11) |
| Laundries, Receiving Offices | 28 | 42 | 21 | 30 |
| Blinds | 6 | 72 | 9 | 29 |
| Bookbinding, Printing | 25 | 436 | 23 | 311 |
| Carpentry, Joinery | 14 | 290 | 25 | 372 |
| Chaff Cutting | 12 | 30 | 9 | 27 |
| Cycle, Motor Repairs | 69 | 663 | 90 | 659 |
| Engineering | . | * | 24 | 257 |
| Farriery, General Smithy | 24 | 76 | 19 | 45 |
| Flowers (Natural) | 16 | 105 | 13 | 58 |
| Jewellery, Clock Repairs | 12 | 35 | 8 (2) | 18 (2) |
| Metal Working | 21 | 170 | 26 (1) | 273 (1) |
| Trunks, Manufacture, Repairs | 11 | 32 | * | |
| Umbrellas | 7 (1) | 10 (1) | * | * |
| Undertaking | 11 (2) | 121 (1) | 9 | 82 |
| Upholstery | 58 (29) | 224 (33) | 127 (116) | |
| Wig and Hair Work | 19 | 89 | 17 | 25 |
| Wood Chopping | . | 14 | 76 | |
| Various | 106 (10) | 884 (17) | 177 (20) | 670 (20) |
| Totals | 1,421 (294) | 8,485 (466) | 1,269 (367) | 5,766 (551) |
Notes.—Figures in parentheses refer to . outworkers . and are included in totals.
* Trades with fewer than 6 workshops are not separately shown.
† Not previously included in this table.
Bakehouses—For numbers of premises and workers see Section Bakehouses..