Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Domestic Workshops on Register (where Men are Employed).
9 | Bootmakers | 1 | Laundry | |
1 | Confectioner |
Home Workers on Register (Male).
58 | Boots | 1 | Furrier |
1 | Brushmaker | 8 | Tailors |
Workshops and Domestic Workshops on Register (Females). *
73 | Tailors | 1 | Dressing gown maker |
27 | Laundresses | 1 | Pickle maker |
9 | Boot upper makers | 1 | Glass blower |
37 | Dressmakers | 1 | French polisher |
1 | Shroud maker | 3 | Mantle makers |
2 | Upholsterer | 2 | Paper and rag sorters |
1 | Sheet and tent maker | 4 | Wood choppers |
1 | Cork cutter | 1 | Bibmaker |
10 | Skirt and blouse makers | 1 | Bracemaker |
3 | Waterproof garment makers | 2 | Shirt front and collar makers |
3 | Sack and bag makers | 1 | Rubber balloons |
7 | Shirt and pyjama makers | 1 | Trimming maker |
2 | Furriers | 2 | Corset makers |
1 | Underclothing maker | 1 | Coffee extractor |
1 | Ladies' tailor | 1 | Flag maker |
1 | Seal stamper | 1 | Artificial flower maker |
11 | Milliners | 1 | Bottle washer |
9 | Tiemakers | 1 | Whale bone cutter |
6 | Confectioners |
* 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 145, and remarks in italics pages 141 and 142.