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.)*
1 Blacksmith. 1 Paper bag making.
4 Boot repairing. 7 Tailoring.
1 Cabinet making. 1 Wire working.
1 Decorative earthenware making. 1 Zinc working.
1 Dyeing and Cleaning.
Home Workers on Register (Male).
13 Bootmaking. 1 Furrier.
1 Box making. 29 Tailoring.
Workshops and Domestic Workshops on Register (Females) .*
1 Bedding making. 5 Packing.
1 Boot making. 4 Rag sorting.
1 Cabinet making. 1 Portable case making.
1 Cap making. 2 Pressers and cleaners.
2 Cork cutting. 1 Sack making.
10 Costume making. 1 Shirt making.
15 Dressmaking and altering. 1 Seal stamp making.
1 Embroidering. 33 Tailoring.
4 Furriers. 1 Tiemaking.
1 Glass instrument making. 1 Toymaking.
4 Laundries. 1 Trimming making.
1 Leather waste sorting. 1 Underwear making.
8 Milliners. 2 Upholstering.
2 Onion peeling and pickling. 1 Wood chopping.
* 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.