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
City of London 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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Return showing the number of places in the City where work in carried on by "outworkers" in scheduled trades:—
| Factories. | Workshops. | Domestic Workshops. | Occasional. | Total. | Number of Workers. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men. | Women. | Total. | ||||||
| WEARING APPAREL. | ||||||||
| (1) Making. | ||||||||
| Tailors | — | 71 | 16 | 4 | 91 | 437 | 348 | 785 |
| Furriers | — | 17 | 1 | — | 18 | 79 | 146 | 225 |
| Costumes, &c. | 1 | 15 | 2 | — | 18 | 14 | 176 | 190 |
| Mantles | — | 15 | 1 | — | 16 | 41 | 86 | 127 |
| Ties | — | 11 | 2 | — | 13 | 43 | 157 | 200 |
| Embroidery | — | 9 | — | ' — | 9 | 45 | 76 | 121 |
| Caps | 1 | 5 | — | — | 6 | 34 | 48 | 82 |
| Shirts and Collars | — | 5 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 124 | 126 |
| Blouses | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 77 | 77 |
| Boots and Shoes | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 10 | — | 10 |
| Children's Clothing | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | 8 |
| Millinery | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 124 | 124 |
| Belts | — | 3 | _ | — | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| Feather dressing | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 35 | 35 |
| Gloves | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 11 | 11 |
| Buttons | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 |
| Dressmakers' Sundries | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 22 | 22 |
| Frilling | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 27 | 27 |
| FURNITURE AND UPHOLSTERY | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | |
| UMBRELLAS, &c. | 3 | 12 | — | — | 15 | 77 | 81 | 158 |
| PAPER BAGS AND BOXES | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | 176 | 25 | 5 | 214 | 787 | 1.576 | 2,363 | |