London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Stepney 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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REGISTERED WORKS HOPS—
| Nature of Employment. | Total number of workshops | Males employed | Females employed | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 571 | 3593 | 2191 | 5784 |
| Demon and orange peel dryers | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Millinery | 14 | 4 | 68 | 72 |
| Mattresses | 1 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Machinists | 1 | — | 3 | 3 |
| Mantle makers | 56 | 468 | 157 | 625 |
| Mineral water manufacturers | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Military tailors | 4 | 30 | 43 | 73 |
| Old clothes renovated | 5 | 42 | 14 | 56 |
| Orange and lemon peel makers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Overmantel makers | 1 | 5 | — | 5 |
| Printers and stationers | 5 | 19 | — | 19 |
| Pickling | 3 | 8 | 52 | 60 |
| Picture frame and photo frame makers | 5 | 9 | 17 | 26 |
| Provision merchants | 3 | 30 | 52 | 82 |
| Paper bag making | 1 | 4 | - | 4 |
| Paper sorters | 2 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Portmanteau makers | 1 | 30 | 9 | 39 |
| Purse maker | 4 | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| Rag merchant and sorter | 24 | 45 | 95 | 140 |
| Silversmiths | 1 | - | - | — |
| Scale makers | 2 | 7 | - | 7 |
| Sweet manufacturers and confectioners | 3 | 11 | 11 | 22 |
| Shirt makers | 6 | 86 | 318 | 404 |
| Sign and glass writer | 1 | 3 | - | 3 |
| Sack and mat manufacturers | 3 | 13 | 24 | 37 |
| Sugar merchants | 1 | - | - | - |
| Silk manufacturers | 2 | 3 | 54 | 57 |
| Sail makers | 1 | 6 | 6 | |
| Shell merchants | 1 | 3 | - | 3 |
| Soap powder packing | 1 | 12 | 12 | |
| Ships' chandler | 1 | 9 | 22 | 31 |
| Tailoring | 1251 | 6065 | 4458 | 10523 |
| Trouser makers | 12 | 41 | 115 | 156 |
| Tarpaulin and tent makers | 3 | 7 | 164 | 171 |
| Zinc, tinsmiths and ironworkers | 7 | 34 | 1 | 35 |
| Tie makers | 2 | - | 2 | 2 |
| Upholsterers | 7 | 33 | — | 33 |
| Underlinen and clothing | 8 | — | 53 | 53 |
| Vermin destroyer | 1 | — | - | - |
| Umbrella and walking stick makers | 7 | 23 | 7 | 30 |
| Wood chopper | 1 | 5 | - | 5 |
| Wood carver | 4 | 11 | — | 11 |
| Wheelwright | 5 | 50 | — | 50 |
| Waterproof and macintosh makers | 9 | 46 | 94 | 140 |
| Totals | 2044 | 10770 | 8060 | 18830 |