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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 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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4.—Registered Workshops—1915.
| Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year. (1) | Number. (2) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) Furniture, woodwork, fitting and other branches of the furniture trades. | 824 | |||
| (a) Cabinet making | 515 | (b) French Polishing | 85 | |
| (c) Upholstery | 68 | (d) Other workers | 156 | |
| (2) Dress | 237 | |||
| (a) Tailoring | 113 | (e) Shirt making | 6 | |
| (b) Mantles | 11 | (f) Boot & Shoe trades | 34 | |
| (c) Dress. | 29 | (g) Artificial flowers | 5 | |
| (d) Millinery | 12 | (h) Other workers | 27 | |
| (3) Skin, leather, hair and feather trades | 83 | |||
| (a) Furriers | 11 | (b) Saddlery & Harness | 28 | |
| (c) Feathers | 3 | (d) Other workers | 41 | |
| (4) Paper, printing, book, stationery and fancy goods trades | 71 | |||
| (a) Box & bag makers | 54 | (b) Other workers | 17 | |
| (5) Laundry and Washing | 24 | |||
| (6) Food | 3 | |||
| (7) Metals, machines, implements and conveyances | 46 | |||
| (8) Precious metals, jewels, &c. | 2 | |||
| (9) Other trades than those mentioned above | 44 | |||
| Total number of workshops on Register | 1,334 | |||
Note.—A separate register is kept for bakehouses, the number of which in
use at the end of the year was 57, including 4 factory bakehouses.
5.—Other M atters.
| Class. (1) | Number. (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 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 | 25 referring to 38 workshops.) |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector. | 11 (referring to 38 workshops.) | |
| Other | Nil. | |
| Underground Bakehouses (s. 101):— | ||
| Certificates granted during the year | Nil. | |
| In use at the end of the year | 27 | |