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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 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Domestic Workshops on Register (where Men are Emploted).1 | |
|---|---|
| 2 Tailoring. | 1 Keg and drum repairing. |
| 2 Blacksmiths. | 1 Decorated earthenware making |
| 3 Boot repairing. | 1 Plumbing. |
| 1 Picture frame making. | 1 Blind making. |
| 2 Cycle repairing. | |
| Home Workers on Register (Male). | |
| 36 Bootmaking. | 2 Brush making. |
| 15 Tailoring. | 1 Waterproof garment making. |
| 1 Mantle making. | 1 Clothing making. |
| Workshops and Domestic Workshops on Register (Females).* | |
| 54 Tailoring. | 2 Woollen garment making. |
| 9 Laundries. | 8 Confectionery making. |
| 10 Boot upper making. | 1 Packing. |
| 12 Dressmaking. | 1 Glass blowing. |
| 4 Upholstering. | 1 Tinned goods labelling and sorting. |
| 2 Cork cutting. | |
| 2 Skirt and blouse making. | 1 Paper and rag sorting. |
| 3 Waterproof garment making. | 1 Wood chopping. |
| 2 Trimming making. | |
| 2 Sack and bag making. | 1 Corset making. |
| 1 Shirt and pyjama making | 1 Artificial flower making. |
| 5 Furriers. | 1 Horse hair sorting. |
| 1 Seal stamping. | 3 Toymaking. |
| 10 Milliners. | 1 Bedding making. |
| 11 Mantle making. | 2 Underwear making. |
| 1 Leather sorting. | 2 Tarpaulin works. |
| 3 Tiemaking. | |
* 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 57.