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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 1920

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

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Table: TABLE B—continued. Workshops on Register (Men and Women Employed)

TABLE B—continued. Workshops on Register (Men and Women Employed)

1 Cork cutter1 Clay pipe maker
1 Tailor1 Brush maker
2 Confectioners1 Skin Dresser
2 Upholsterers
Domestic Workshops on Register (where Men are Employed)
ti Bootmakers1 Blacksmith
1 Tailor1 Wood chopper
1 Confectioner
Home Workers on Register (Male)
51 Bootmakers1 Toy maker
2 Tailors1 Brush maker
1 Furrier?1
Workshops and Domestic Workshops on Register (Females).*
50 Tailors4 Confectioners
8 Laundresses1 Dressing gown maker
6 Boot upper makers1 Packer
13 Dressmakers1 Pickle maker
1 Upholsterer3 Glass blowers
2 Cork cutters3 Mantle makers
4 Skirt and blouse makers5 Paper and rag sorters
1 Waterproof garment maker2 Woodchoppers
] Sack and bag maker1 Shirt front and collar maker
2 Shirt and pyjama makers2 Trimming makers
2 Furriers1 Corset maker
2 Underclothing makers1 Artificial flower maker
1 Seal stamper1 Horse hair sorter
i4 Milliners2 Toymakers
5 Tiemakers1 Canewcrker.

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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 72.