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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 1913

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

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Table: Workshops on Register (Men and Women Employed).

Workshops on Register (Men and Women Employed).

1 Clog maker2 Upholsterers
1 Tailor1 Clay pipe maker
1 Confectioner

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

Domestic Workshops on Register (where Men are Employed).

9 Bootmakers1 Laundry
1 Confectioner

Table: Home Workers on Register (Male).

Home Workers on Register (Male).

97 Bootmakers13 Tailors

Table: Workshops and Domestic Workshops on Register (Females).*

Workshops and Domestic Workshops on Register (Females).*

61 Tailors1 Pickle maker
21 Laundresses1 Glass blower
8 Boot upper makers5 Mantle makers
35 Dressmakers3 Paper and rag sorters
1 Shroud maker4 Wood choppers
2 Upholsterers1 Bibmaker
1 Sheet and tent maker1 Bracemaker
1 Cork cutter2 Shirt front and collar makers
12 Skirt and blouse makers1 Rubber balloons
3 Waterproof garment makers1 Trimming maker
2 Sack and bag makers2 Corset makers
3 Shirt and pvjama makers1 Flag maker
3 Furriers1 Artificial flower maker
2 Underclothing makers1 Bottle washer
1 Seal stamper1 Whale bone cutter
16 Milliners2 Feather sorters
, 12 Tiemakers1 Horse hair sorter
4 Confectioners1 Polishmaker
1 Umbrella maker1 Boxmaker
1 Dressing gown maker

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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 161, and remarks in italics page 157.
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