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
Croydon 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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TABLE X.
Workshops on Register, number of Employees, and visits paid during the year.
| TRADE. | No. of Workshops. | No. of Employees. | No. of Visits. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baking Powder Manufacturer | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Blind Makers | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Blacksmiths | 4 | 12 | 5 |
| Bottlewashers | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bootmakers | 21 | 39 | 46 |
| Brushmaker | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Builders | 6 | 13 | 11 |
| Cabinet Makers and Upholsterers | 18 | 88 | 29 |
| Carriage Builders | 8 | 70 | 12 |
| Chemists | 2 | 14 | 3 |
| Confectioners | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| Cycle Works | 25 | 55 | 35 |
| Carpenters and Joiners | 4 | 9 | 8 |
| Dentists | 6 | 16 | 8 |
| Dressmakers and Milliners | 231 | 1153 | 361 |
| Dye Works | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Electricians | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Glass Works | 3 | 20 | 3 |
| Greenhouse Maker | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Grocers | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ironmongers | 7 | 19 | 10 |
| Ladder Makers | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Laundries | 55 | 270 | 88 |
| Leather Works | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Modeller | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Naturalist | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Pharmacy Works | 1 | 12 | 2 |
| Photographers | 9 | 64 | 16 |
| Piano Maker | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Picture Frame Makers | 6 | 16 | 9 |
| Ragpicker | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Rubber Works | 3 | 9 | 4 |
| Saddlers | 5 | 16 | 7 |
| Scenic Artist | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Shop Fitters | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Sign Writers | 4 | 15 | 6 |
| Stonemasons | 2 | 11 | 3 |
| Scale Maker | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Tailors | 53 | 149 | 91 |
| Umbrella Makers | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Watchmakers | 4 | 10 | 5 |
| Wheelwrights | 9 | 34 | 31 |
| Wig Makers | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| Wood Merchants | 3 | 10 | 7 |
| Totals | 521 | 2205 | 855 |