Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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1913]
2-36
The following is a list of the trades carried on in the various workshops :—
Nature of Business. | Number of Workshops. | Number of Workrooms. | Number of Women employed |
---|---|---|---|
Dressmaking | 225 | 300 | 1168 |
Laundry | 96 | 224 | 377 |
Millinery | 76 | 152 | 597 |
Fur work | 59 | 93 | 165 |
Tailoring | 54 | 65 | 144 |
Mantle making | 45 | B6 | 271 |
Tie making | 42 | 50 | 160 |
Blouse making | 28 | 62 | 208 |
Underclothing making | 17 | 22 | 64 |
Artificial flower making | 11 | 33 | 121 |
Embroidery | 10 | 15 | 107 |
Rag picking | 10 | 13 | 50 |
Packing | 9 | 17 | 41 |
Fancy leather goods making | 8 | 13 | 39 |
Feather dressing | 8 | 31 | 88 |
Children's frock making | 7 | 15 | 38 |
Corset making | 7 | 12 | 37 |
Shirt making | 7 | 8 | 36 |
Box making | 6 | 13 | 53 |
Fancy goods making | 6 | 12 | 21 |
Wig making | 6 | 8 | 12 |
Photogpaphic work | 5 | 13 | 10 |
Trouser making | 5 | 6 | 14 |
Artists' brush making | 4 | 9 | 37 |
Boot upper making | 4 | 5 | 17 |
Dressmakers' stand making | 4 | 8 | 31 |
Glass work | 4 | 4 | 24 |
Paper sorting | 4 | 6 | 19 |
Trunk making | 4 | 10 | 19 |
Apron making | 3 | 3 | 16 |
Card painting | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Confectionery | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Fancy lace goods making | 3 | 3 | |
Hat-shape making | 3 | 5 | 12 |
Jewel box making | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Mantle alterations | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Opera cloak making | 3 | 5 | 17 |
Perambulator hood making | 3 | 9 | 15 |
Sequin Work | 3 | 4 | 23 |
Skirt making | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Umbrella covering | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wood chopping | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Baby linen making | 2 | 3 | 15 |
Boot polish making | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Bottle washing | 2 | 3 | 9 |
Cambric bow making | 2 | 3 | 17 |