London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
City of Westminster 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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| february lists. | august lists. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trade. | Number of Lists. | Number of Outworkers. | Received from other Authorities. | Sent to other Authorities. | Addresses in City. | Number of Lists. | Number of Outworkers. | Received from other Authorities. | Sent to other Authorities. | Addresses in City. |
| Tailoring | 275 | 3,724 | 156 | 1,630 | 1,630 | 281 | 3,543 | 157 | 1,546 | 2,154 |
| Dressmaking | 12 | 132 | 9 | 119 | 22 | 12 | 95 | 11 | 85 | 21 |
| Theatrical costumiers | 1 | 14 | — | 10 | 4 | 1 | 14 | — | 9 | 5 |
| Waterproofing | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 |
| Shirt making and hosiers | 30 | 262 | 14 | 197 | 79 | 29 | 305 | 12 | 241 | 76 |
| Boot making | 23 | 433 | 5 | 354 | 84 | 26 | 513 | 25 | 414 | 124 |
| Corset making | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | — |
| Embroidery | 6 | 62 | 3 | 56 | 9 | 4 | 55 | 4 | 50 | 9 |
| Glove making | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | — |
| Lace making | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Furriers | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
| Hat making | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Upholsterers and carpet makers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| Ironmongery | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Paper bag and box making | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | —- | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Artificial flowers | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wig making | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 354 | 4,644 | 193 | 2,380 | 2,457 | 362 | 4,548 | 221 | 2,367 | 2,402 | |
| 341 firms sent in lists on both occasions, giving a total of 8,919 addresses; 34 firms sent in once in the year, the number on their lists being 273. | ||||||||||