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 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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workers in dress have also decreased considerably. Workers in precious
metals and jewels have decreased as residents from 1,283 to 296. Males
engaged in personal service have decreased but there is an increase in
females principally as waitresses, for female domestic servants have
decreased from 24,977 to 20,511.
| Work Premises. | Total Number. |
|---|---|
| Tailors, outfitters, shirt makers, hat, cap, and helmet makers | 1,543 |
| Dressmakers, milliners, embroiderers, lace makers, blouse makers, costumiers, lingerie makers, children's outfit makers, feather dyeing, corset makers, furriers, &c. | 857 |
| Leather workers, boot and shoe makers, harness makers, &c. | 54 |
| Carpentry, upholstery, carvers, gilders, &c. | 55 |
| Surgical and dental instrument makers | 3 |
| Tobacco manufacturers | 30 |
| Wig makers and hair workers | 42 |
| Printing, bookbinding, lithographers, envelope making, stationers, relief stamping, &c. | 57 |
| Jewellers, silversmiths and burnishers, diamond cutters and polishers, engravers, &c. | 41 |
| Metal workers | 10 |
| Miscellaneous—Basket making, fancy work, shoe ornaments, hat pins, stamp sorters, postcard tinters, fan makers, artificial flower makers, &c. | 52 |
| Florists | 26 |
| Laundries | 54 |
| Bakehouses | 82 |
| Photographers | 17 |
| Jewel case makers | 9 |
| Cinema film workplaces | 54 |
New workshops are always being discovered, at the same time the
occupation of premises on the register is constantly changing. The
use of 338 workshops was discontinued, and 161 additions were made
to the register during the year. In 1920 there was a net increase of
128, but during 1921 there was a reduction of 158 workshops in net
numbers, and during 1922 a further reduction of 177.
| Premises. | Number of | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Re-Inspections. | Intimation Notices. | Statutory Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
| Factories | 170 | 186 | 77 | — | — |
| Workshops | 2,580 | 3,148 | 510 | 11 | — |
| Workplaces (Excluding restaurant kitchens, &c.) | 648 | 717 | 63 | 5 | 1 |
| Total | 3,398 | 4,051 | 650 | 16 | 1 |