Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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4.—Registered Workshops—192 6 .
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. | 975 | ||
(a) Cabinet making 572 (b) French polishing 131 | 156 | ||
(c) Upholstery 67 (d) Other workers 205 | |||
(2) Dress | |||
(a) Tailoring 66 (e) Shirt making 1 | 63 | ||
(b) Mantles 11 (f) Boot and shoe trades 29 | |||
(c) Dress 7 (g) Artificial flowers 4 | |||
(d) Millinery 5 (h) Other workers 33 | |||
(3) Skin, leather, hair and feather trades | |||
(a) Furriers 17 (b) Saddlery and Harness 11 | 52 | ||
(c) Feathers 1 (d) Other workers 39 | |||
(4) Paper, printing, book, stationery and fancy goods trades | |||
(a) Box and bag makers 38 (b) Other workers 14 | 9 | ||
(5) Laundry and washing | |||
(6) Food | 7 | ||
(7) Metals, machines, implements and conveyances | 42 | ||
(8) Precious metals, jewels, &c. | 1 | ||
(9) Other trades than those mentioned above | 136 | ||
Total number of workshops on Register | 1,446 |
5.—Other Matters.
Class. | N umber. | |
---|---|---|
(1) | (2) | |
Matters notified to H.M. Insnector of Factories:— | ||
Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (s.133) | Nil. | |
Action taken in matters re-ferred by H.M. Inspector as remediable under the Public Health Acts, but not under the Factory and Workshops Act (s. 5.) Other | Notified by H.M. Inspector | 62 referring to 18 factories and 44 workshops. |
Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector. | referring to 5 18 factories and 44 workshops. 6 | |
Underground(s.101):- | ||
Certificate granted during the year | Nil | |
In use at the end of the year | 36 |