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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

City of London 1906

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]

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Table: The following Table shows the various trades included. It will be seen that only 27.9 per cent. of the total number of outworkers are homeworkers:—

The following Table shows the various trades included. It will be seen that only 27.9 per cent. of the total number of outworkers are homeworkers:—

Wearing Apparel.Furniture.ElectroPlating.Umbrellas.MiscellaneousTotals.
Tailors.Furriers.Ties.Mantles.Caps.Costumes.Collars and Shirts.Clothiers.Blouses.Embroidery.BootsBelts.Millinery.Children's Bonnets.Children's Clothes.Underskirtsand Dressing Gowns.Gloves.Muslin Caps.Gold Blocking. Finishing Ties.Chiffon Tucking. ;Frilling.Shoe Bows.Laundry.House Linen.Frames.Polishing.Engraving.Doll Dressing.
Factories............1.........1.................................1...1.........1......5
Workshops—
(a) Ordinary72171011564524322......l111............11131...154
Homeworkers(b) In Dwelling-houses1922..................1.........................................................24
Domestic Workshops19...31......1...2............2...l....................................130
Occasional Workers3...........................11...21.........l...1.....................10
1131915126655553332231111111111411223
‡Contractors6
Total229

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* Total number of Workshops, 178. †Total number of Homeworkers, 64. ‡ Having no Workshops.
LAUNDRIES.
There are only four laundries in the City, two workshop and two factory.
The latter are "hosiers' laundries,"i.e., places where new shirts, &c., are
washed before sale.
There are besides some few laundries attached to shirt and collar factories ;
these are included under the heading "Factories."
The four laundries were found on inspection to be in a fairly satisfactory
condition.
WORKPLACES (KITCHENS).
Twelve new teashops and cafes and one new restaurant have been
inspected during the year, and 234 periodical inspections have been made.