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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 1908

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

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Table: Domestic Workshops on Register (where Men are Employed).

Domestic Workshops on Register (where Men are Employed).

6 Bootmakers1 Tailor
2 Confectioners
Home Workers on Register (Male).
79 Boots2 Furriers
1 Box maker4 Tailors
Workshops and Domestic Workshops on Register (Females).®
72 Tailors1 Dressing gown maker
35 Laundresses1 Pickle maker
13 Boot upper makers1 Glass blower
46 Dressmakers1 French polisher
1 Shroud maker2 Mantle makers
1 Artificial flower maker2 Paper and rag sorters
1 Upholsterer1 Leather Cutter
2 Sheet and tent makers6 Wood choppers
1 Horse hair dresser1 Boxmaker
1 Cork cutter1 Bibmaker
5 Skirt and blouse makers1 Bracemaker
2 Waterproof garment makers1 Shirt front and collar maker
2 Sack and bag makers1 Soda packing
9 Shirt and pyjama makers1 Rubber balloons
3 Furriers1 Trimming maker
5 Underclothing makers2 Belt and collar makers
3 Ladies' tailors2 Corset makers
1 Seal stamper1 Coffee extractor
15 Milliners
1 Down cushion maker
4 Tiemakers
6 Confectioners

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* It is very difficult to separate Workshops and Domestic Workshops, as ihest
premises are sometimes one and sometimes the other, according to the pressure of
work. See table A, page 119, and remarks in italics page 118.