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
Islington 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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| Nature of Business. | Number of Workshops. | Number of Workrooms. | Number of Women employed. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dough weighing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Engineering | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Fancy glass work | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Framing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Frilling making | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Fruit preserving | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Funeral furnishings makings | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Fur lining | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Gold beater's skin making | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Grease-proof paper making | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Housemaids' cap and apron making | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Housemaids' dresses making | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| Imitation marble making | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| Japanning | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jewel case lining | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Kitchen jacket making | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Lace curtain making | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Leather work | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Limelight making | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Making of syphon sundries | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Stationery making | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Mica goods making | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Music string preparing | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| Ornament making | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Pelisse making | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Perfume making | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Piano key cover making | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pickling | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Picture framing | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pincushion making | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Purse making | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| Sausage skin making | 1 | 4 | 29 |
| Sign writing | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Sun-bonnet making | 1 | 1 | |
| Surgical furniture making | 1 | 2 | |
| Surplice making | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Swansdown sewing | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tarpaulin making | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Theatrical outfitting | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Toy making | 1 | 2 | 28 |
| Wax figure making | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 911 | 1524 | 4769 |