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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

Poplar 1906

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: Workshops (Men and Women Employed).

Workshops (Men and Women Employed).

2 Boots1 Skirts and costume maker
1 Clothier1 Harness maker
1 Cork cutter1 Potted meat
4 Confectioners2 Upholsterers
9 Tailors1 Wood chopper
1 Furrier
Domestic Workshops (where Men are Employed.)
9 Bootmakers1 Rag sorter
1 Brawn maker1 Soap maker
1 Barrow maker1 Tailor
1 Cabinet maker1 Tyre maker
1 Coppersmith1 Undertaker
2 Cycle makers1 Walking stick maker
1 Herring curer2 Wheelwrights
Home Workers (Male).
53 Boots3 Shoes
1 Box maker6 Tailors
1 Fur
Workshop and Domestic Workshops (Females).*
81 Tailors1 Dressing gown maker
45 Laundresses1 Pickle maker
14 Boot upper makers6 Outfitters
51 Dressmakers1 Glass blower
1 Shroud maker1 Corset maker
2 Artificial flower makers1 French polisher
1 Upholsterer3 Mantle makers
2 Sheet and tent makers1 Paper sorter
1 Horse hair dresser1 Leather Cutter
1 Cork cutter5 Wood choppers
4 Skirt and blouse makers3 Boxmakers
2 Waterproof garment makers1 Bibmaker
2 Sack and bag makers1 Bracemaker
10 Shirt and pyjama makers1 Nailsorter
3 Furriers1 Shirt front and collar maker
4 Underclothing makers1 Soda packing
1 Potted meat maker1 Rubber balloons
1 Ladies' tailor2 Trimming makers
1 Seal stamper1 Bonbon maker
14 Milliners1 Brush maker
1 Down cushion maker3 Belt makers
4 Tiemakers1 Corset maker
7 Confectioners

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* It is very difficult to separate Workshops and Domestic Workshops, as these
premises are sometimes one and sometimes the other, according to the pressure of
work. See table A, page 112 and remarks in italics, page 110 and 111.