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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 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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4.—Registered Workshops—1927.
| 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. | 1,107 |
| (a) Cabinet making 614 (b) French polishing 160 | |
| (c) Upholstery 82 (d) Other workers 251 | |
| (2) Dress | 188 |
| (a) Tailoring 83 (e) Shirt making 1 | |
| (b) Mantles 13 (f) Boot and shoe trades 36 | |
| (c) Dress 10 (g) Artificial flowers | |
| (d) Millinery 6 (h) Other workers 39 | |
| (3) Skin, leather, hair and feather trades | 46 |
| (a) Furriers 16 (b) Saddlery and Harness 10 | |
| (c) Feathers 1 (d) Other workers 19 | |
| (4) Paper, printing, book, stationery and fancy goods trades | 64 |
| (a) Box and bag makers 36 (b) Other workers 28 | |
| (5) Laundry and washing | 8 |
| (6) Food | 8 |
| (7) Metals, machines, implements and conveyances | 26 |
| (8) Precious metals, jewels,&c. | 1 |
| (9) Other trades than those mentioned above | 183 |
| Total number of workshops on Register | 1,631 |
Note.—A separate register is kept for bakehouses, the number of which in
use at the end of the year was 61, including 29 factory bakehouses.
5.—Other Matters.
| Class. | Number. | |
|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | |
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories :— Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop 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 Workshops Act (s. 5.) | Notified by H.M. Inspector | 47 referring to 14 factories and 33 workshops. |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector. | 2 referring to 14 factories and 33 workshops. | |
| Other | 7 | |
| Underground Bakehouses (s. 101):— | ||
| Certificates granted during the year | Nil. | |
| In use at the end of the year | 36 | |