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 Hackney]
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Occupations. | No. of Workshops. | Occupations. | No. of Workshops. |
---|---|---|---|
Boot and Shoe Manufactur Machinists | ers or | Milliners | 20 |
34 | Tailors | 52 | |
Button Makers | 2 | Tie Makers | 4 |
Cleaners | 5 | Trimmings Maker | 1 |
Corset Maker | 1 | Vest Makers | 2 |
Dressmakers | 17 | ||
Furriers | 15 | 167 | |
Mantle Makers | 14 | ||
(b) Other Occupations. | |||
Artificial Flower Makers | 2 | Motor Car Body Builders | 6 |
Bakers | 9 | Paper Goods Maker | 1 |
Box Makers | 7 | Pianoforte Makers | 5 |
Brush and Bristle Makers | 9 | Printers and Stationers | 4 |
Builders | 2 | Rag Sorter | 1 |
Cabinet Makers | 33 | Rubber Goods Makers | 2 |
Coopers | 2 | Shop Fittings Makers | 4 |
Cycle Makers | 3 | Sign Writers | 3 |
Denture Makers | 2 | Stone Masons | 2 |
Disinfectant Makers | 3 | Upholsterers | 27 |
Feather Workers | 2 | Wireless Goods Maker | 1 |
French Polishers | 3 | Woodworkers | 7 |
Garages | 22 | Miscellaneous | 31 |
Laundries | 4 | ||
Leather Goods | 9 | 221 | |
Metal Workers | 15 |
The following tables show the inspections made and the defects found and remedied in the factories and workshops in the Borough :—
Premises. | Number of | ||
---|---|---|---|
Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 2519 | 196 | — |
Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 1048 | 67 | — |
Workplaces (other than Outworkers' premises) | 10 | 2 | — |
Total | 3577 | 265 | — |