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Hammersmith 1927

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead, Metropolitan Borough of]

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There are 96 outworkers' premises in Hampstead: of these—
2 are factories
30 are workshops (8 being domestic workshops)
7 are workplaces
57 are single workers
96
Factories.
The following is a list of the different classes of Factories in
Hampstead:—
Bakers 28 Launderers 2
Bootmakers 17 Motor and other engineers 27
Butchers 5 Opticians 1
Carpet beaters 2 Printers 8
Coffee roasters 5 Other trades 26
Dairymen 4
125
Workshops.
At the end of 1927 there were 377 workshops on the Register,
including 62 domestic workshops. Excluding these latter, there were
523 males and 503 females employed in the workshops. During the
year, 529 inspections were made and 7 notices served.
Trade or Business.
Workshops other than Domestic
Workshops.
Domestic
Workshops,
Total
number of
Workshops.
Number
of Workshops,
Number
of Workrooms.
Number of
Employees
Males. 'Females.
Bakers 11 12 10 18 — 11
Blindmakers 2 3 3 2 — 2
Bootmakers 36 37 68 1 16 52
Builders and carpenters . 26 32 59 — 1 27
Carriage builders 2 6 8 — — 2
Confectioners 2 7 1 37 — 2
Corset makers 2 3 — 7 2 4
Dressmakers 43 52 — 178 8 51
Ironmongers 8 8 26 — — 8
Milliners 18 20 — 51 3 21
Monumental masons 2 3 17 — — 2
Motor makers and repairers. 12 14 33 — — 12
Outfitters 4 16 3 43 — 4
Pianoforte makers 2 2 13 — — 2
Picture frame makers . 11 12 18 — 1 12
Photographers. 6 11 3 15 — 6
Smiths and metal workers . 7 7 17 — — 7
Tailors 43 53 63 46 13 50
Trunk makers 4 5 15 — — 4
Upholsterers & cabinet makers 24 31 57 19 9 33
Watchmakers and jewellers. 13 13 20 — — 13
Wigmakers 12 12 8 22 2 11
Miscellaneous 25 32 81 64 7 32
Totals 315 391 523 503 62 377
No. of Workrooms measured, 13.