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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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4.—R
| 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. | 764 |
| (a) Cabinet making 468 (b) French Polishing 81 | |
| (c) Upholstery 57 (d) Other workers 158 | 198 |
| (2) Dress | |
| (a) Tailoring 88 (e) Shirt making 11 | |
| (b) Mantles 8 (f) Boot & Shoe trades 33 | |
| (c) Dress 22 (g) Artificial flowers 6 | |
| (d) Millinery 17 (h) Other workers 20 | |
| (3) Skin, leather, hair and feather trades | 64 |
| (a) Furriers 7 (b) Saddlery & Harness 25 | |
| (c) Feathers 3 (d) Other workers 29 | |
| (4) Paper, printing, book, stationery and fancy goods trades | |
| (a) Box & bag makers 40 (b) Other workers 21 | |
| (5) Laundry and Washing | |
| (6) Food | 1 |
| (7) Metals, machines, implements and conveyances | 46 |
| (8) Precious metals, jewels, &c. | |
| (9) Other trades than those mentioned above | 68 |
| Total number of workshops on Register | 1,232 |
Note.—A separate register is kept for bakehouses, the number of which in
use at the end of the year was 67, including 5 factory bakehouses.
5.—O
| Class. | Number. | |
|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | |
| Matters notified to II.M. Inspector of Factories:— Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshops Act (s.133) | Nil. | |
| Action taken in matters 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 | referring to 24 ( 79 workshops ) & 7 factories. |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector. | referring to 18 ( 79 workshops ) & 7 factories. | |
| Other | ||
| Underground Bakehouses (s. 101):— Certificates granted during the year | Nil. | |
| In use at the end of the year | 38 | |