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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
Islington 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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1923]
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Workshops Notified to Home Office, 1923.
| Trade. | Number of Workshops. | Women. | Male Young Persons. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blouses | 2 | 6 | - | 6 |
| Millinery | 8 | 14 | - | 14 |
| Furrier | 7 | 13 | — | 13 |
| Tailoring | 5 | 9 | - | 9 |
| Dressmaking | 7 | 36 | - | 38 |
| Mantles | 3 | 8 | - | 8 |
| Costumes | l | 8 | - | 8 |
| Christmas Crackers | 1 | 2 | - | 2 |
| Underclothing | 2 | 2 | - | 2 |
| Rag Sorting | 2 | 7 | - | 7 |
| Confectionery | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Cabinet Making | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Leather Goods | l | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Lamp Shades | l | 1 | — | 1 |
| Cake Ornament Making | 1 | - | — | 6 |
| Handbags | l | 4 | — | 4 |
| Weaving | 1 | 1 | — | i |
| Pleating and Hemstitching | 1 | 5 | — | 5 |
| Art Florist | 1 | 6 | — | - 6 |
| Waterproof Making | l | 2 | — | o |
| Heel Grips | l | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Raffia Dyeing | 1 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Carnival Sundries | l | 4 | — | 4 |
| Wax Products | l | 3 | — | 3 |
| Bedstead Making | l | — | 3 | 3 |
| Baker | 1 | — | 2 | 2 |
| Printer | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| French Polishing | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Upholsterer | l | — | 1 | 1 |
| Motor Repairs | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Pianoforte Making | l | — | 3 | 3 |
| Chair Making | 1 | — | 3 | 3 |
| Total | 60 | 154 | 23 | 177 |
INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Factories | 624 | 73 | - |
| (Including Factory Laundries) | |||
| Workshops | 954 | 110 | 1 |
| (Including Workshop Laundries) | |||
| Workplaces | 396 | 29 | - |
| (Other than Outworkers' premises) | |||
| Restaurant Kitchens | 423 | 30 | - |
| Bakehouses | 333 | 27 | - |
| Outworkers' Premises | 1,235 | 29 | - |
| Miscellaneous Re-Inspections and calls | 5,324 | — | — |
| Total | 9,289 | 298 | 1 |