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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
Shoreditch 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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4.—Registered Workshops.
| Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year. | Number. |
|---|---|
| (1) | (2) |
| (1) Furniture, woodwork, fitting and other branches of the furniture trades (a) Cabinet making 446 (b) French Polishing 81 | 760 |
| (c) Upholstery 55 (d) Other workers 178 | |
| (2) Dress (a) Tailoring 76 (e) Shirt making 4 | 178 |
| (b) Mantles 5 (f) Boot & Shoe trades 41 | |
| (c) Dress 9 (g) Artificial Flowers 8 | |
| (d) Millinery 18 (h) Other workers 17 | |
| (a) Furriers 5 (b) Saddlery & Harness 27 | 62 |
| (c) Feathers 4 (d) Other workers 26 | |
| (4) Paper, printing, book, stationerv and fancy goods trades (a) Box & bag makers 38 (b) Other workers 22 | 60 |
| (5) Laundry and washing | 27 |
| (6) Food | 4 |
| (7) Metals, machines, inplement | 58 |
| (8) Precious metals, jewels , &c. | o |
| 75 | |
| Total number of workshops on Register | 1226 |
5.—Other Matters.
| Class. | Number. | |
|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | |
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories :— Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshops Act (s. 133) | Nil. | |
| Action taken in matterg referred by H. M. Inspector as remediable under the Public Health Acts, but not under the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 5). . | Notified by H.M. Inspector | 30 referring to 55 workshops |
| - Reports (of action taken) sent to HM. Inspector. | referring to 55 workshops | |
| — | ||
| CInderground Bakehouses (s. 101) : — | Nil. | |
| 43 | ||