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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
Lambeth 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]
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WORKSHOPS*.
During 1907, 100† new Workshops have been added to the Register,‡ consisting of the following:—
| Name of Trade or Business. | No. of Workshops. |
|---|---|
| Dressmakers | 40 |
| Laundries | 6 |
| Milliners | 3 |
| Tailors | 15 |
| Blouses | 6 |
| Furrier | 1 |
| Mantles | 1 |
| Clothing Repairers | 1 |
| Fancy Goods | 2 |
| Packing | 1 |
| Upholstery | 1 |
| Mattress Weaving | 1 |
| Cycle Making | 1 |
| Underclothing | 1 |
| Surgical Instruments | 1 |
| Boots and Shoes | 4 |
| Rag Sorting and Marine Store | 1 |
| Babies Clothes. | 3 |
| Postcard Colouring | 2 |
| Wafer Making | 1 |
| Ties | 2 |
| Brush Making | 1 |
| Shirts | 2 |
* The new Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, came into force on
January 1st, 1902, and entails much extra work, e.g., outworkers, etc.
† Excluding 10 factories, viz.:—4 laundries, 2 bookbinding, 1 box making,
1 shirt making, I pickling, and 1 onion peeling.
‡ The Register contains (up to the end of 1907) a total of 1437 workshops
with 2403 workrooms.