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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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table IV.
| Total resident population enumerated | Males. | Females. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61,380 | 80,198 | 141,578 | |
| Occupied persons enumerated | 45,041 | 40,756 | 85,797 |
| Do. do. with workplace in City | 23,717 | 33,142 | 56,859 |
| Do. do. with no fixed workplace | 5,698 | 1,240 | 6,938 |
| Do. do. workplace not stated | 2,189 | 895 | 3,084 |
| Do. do. with workplace outside City | 13,437 | 5,479 | 18,916 |
| Occupied persons working in the city but living elsewhere | 170,414 | 81,026 | 251,440 |
| Total occupied persons in City during day | 207,018 | 116,303 | 323,321 |
In the following tables are shown in detail the number and variety of
work premises on the register at the end of 1925 ; the number of inspections
made, and the results of such inspections; and a summary of the work
of the lady sanitary inspector whose duties are confined to supervision of
premises where women are employed and to those occupied by outworkers
:—
Table V.
| Work Premises. | Total Number. |
|---|---|
| Tailors, outfitters, shirt makers, hat, cap and helmet makers Dressmakers, milliners, embroiderers, lace makers, blouse makers, costumiers, lingerie makers, children's outfit makers, feather | 1,424 |
| dyeing, corset makers, furriers, &c. | 1,141 |
| Leather workers, boot and shoe makers, harness makers, &c. | 64 |
| Carpentry, upholstery, carvers, gilders, &c. | 59 |
| Surgical and dental instrument makers | 9 |
| Tabacco manufactures | 16 |
| Wig makers and hair workers | 52 |
| Printing, bookbinding, lithographers, envelope making, stationers, relief stamping , engravers,&c. | 55 |
| Jewellers, silversmiths and burnishers, diamond cutters and | 57 |
| Metal workers | 14 |
| Miscellaneous—Basket making, fancy work, shoe ornaments, hat pins, stamp sorters, postcard tinters, fan makers, artificial flower makers, &c. | 88 |
| Florists | 24 |
| Laundries | 29 |
| Bakehouses | 77 |
| Photographers | 26 |
| Jewel case makers | 10 |
| Cinema film workplaces | 59 |
The use of 295 workshops was discontinued, and 254 additions were
made to the register during the year.
(6375)Q F