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Islington 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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[1908
Miss BROWN'S REPORT.
Town Hall,
Islington,
To the Medical Officer of Health, February 15th, 1909.
Sir,
I beg to submit to you a report of the work done by me during the year 1908 in
connection with the workplaces in Islington where women are employed.
During the year I have made 1,206 inspections of premises and 2,114 calls and
re-inspections. The inspections and re-inspections are as follows:—
Inspections of Factories (including steam laundries)) 206
Inspections of Workshops (including workshop laundries) 1,000
Miscellaneous re-inspections and calls 2,114
Total 3,320
Register of Factories.—There were on the register of Factories at the end of the year 179 factories, 26 having been added, and 8 removed during the year. The following is a list of Factories and Steam-Laundries on the register.
| Industry. | Number. | Industry. | Number. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Factory Laundry | 44 | Beer bottling | 1 |
| Printing | 17 | Musical sundries making | 1 |
| Book binding | 8 | Publishing | 1 |
| Box making | 11 | Wood cutting | 1 |
| Confectionery making | 5 | Corset making | 2 |
| Wire mattress making | 5 | Outdoors games making | 1 |
| Cigar making | 4 | Pill making | 1 |
| Dyeing and cleaning | 4 | Furniture cream making | 1 |
| Stationery | 3 | Toy making | 1 |
| Blouse making | 3 | Baking flour making | 1 |
| Costume making | 3 | Compressed beef tinning | 1 |
| Mantle making | 3 | Curtain making | 1 |
| Blind making | 2 | Surgical leather work | 1 |
| Chemists' sundries packing | 2 | Wicker work | 1 |
| Aerated water making | 2 | Leather work | 1 |
| Cabinet making | 2 | Outfitting | 1 |
| Millinery | 2 | Marquetry work | 1 |
| Brushmaking | 2 | Slate works | 1 |
| Chemists' sundries making | 2 | White lead works | 1 |
| Cake and biscuit making | 2 | Surgical appliance making | 1 |
| Fur sewing | 2 | Chocolate making | 1 |
| Electrical engineering | 2 | Underclothing making | 1 |
| Glass letter making | 1 | Mangling | 1 |
| Iron work | 1 | Frame making | 1 |
| Toothbrush making | 1 | Sack making | 1 |
| Piano string making | 1 | Sauce making | 1 |
| Syphon making | 1 | Button making | 1 |
| Meat preserving | 1 | Bottle works | 1 |
| Seed packing | 1 | Pickle making | 1 |
| Apron making | 1 | Pattern card making | 1 |
| Skirt making | 1 | Library bureau | 1 |
| Mirror making | 1 | Shoe accessories making | 1 |
| Boot upper making | 1 | Photographic mount making | 1 |
| Capsule making | 1 | Arc lamp making | 1 |
| Brewery | 1 | ||
| Washing-powder making | 1 | Total | 179 |