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
West Ham 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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The following table is a resume of the investigations made:—
| TRADES. | Number of Shops visited. | Number employing Young Persons. | Number of Young Persons employed. | Infringements | Number employing Female Asstnts. | Number of Female Asstnts. employed. | Infringements, re Seats. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hour?. | Notices | |||||||
| Boots and Shoes | 80 | 50 | 59 | l | 7 | 7 | 11 | — |
| Butchers | 150 | 62 | 66 | 3 | 27 | 4 | 5 | — |
| Builders' Merchants | 14 | 8 | 13 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Bakers and Pastrycooks | 64 | 18 | 18 | — | 11 | 22 | 41 | — |
| Chemists and Druggists | 58 | 28 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | — |
| China and Glass | 12 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 5 | — |
| Confectioners | 112 | 15 | 15 | — | 5 | 24 | 25 | — |
| Corndealers | 63 | 24 | 33 | — | 3 | 11 | 16 | l |
| Cycle Agents | 11 | 3 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Dairies | 19 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | — |
| Drapers | 113 | 40 | 62 | 1 | 4 | 53 | 128 | — |
| Dining Rooms | 121 | 31 | 3S | 1 | 21 | 75 | 168 | — |
| Domestic Machinery | 21 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 10 | 22 | — |
| Fishmongers | 35 | 5 | 6 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | — |
| Fancy Goods | 30 | 16 | 19 | — | 6 | 19 | 39 | — |
| Furniture | 30 | 7 | 12 | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | — |
| Grocery and Provisions | 276 | 133 | 173 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 26 | — |
| Greengrocers, &c. | 135 | 44 | 50 | 6 | 28 | 7 | 8 | — |
| General Salesmen | 20 | 10 | 12 | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | — |
| Hatters and Hosiers | 44 | 19 | 22 | — | 3 | 7 | 19 | — |
| Hairdressers | 167 | 112 | 114 | 8 | 35 | — | — | — |
| Ironmongery | 24 | 16 | 20 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | — |
| Newsagents and Stationers | 151 | 106 | 160 | — | 9 | 11 | 17 | — |
| Oil and Colour | 99 | 49 | 61 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — |
| Pawnbrokers | 34 | 30 | 52 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Photographers | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 9 | — |
| Public Houses | 145 | 22 | 24 | 4 | 11 | 54 | 98 | — |
| Picture Dealers | 7 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 4 | 10 | — |
| Saddlery and Leather Cutters | 16 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Tobacconists | 42 | 6 | 9 | — | 2 | 6 | 7 | — |
| Tailors and Outfitters | 65 | 34 | 40 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 4 | — |
| Wine and Spirit Merchants | 10 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Watchmakers and Jewellers | 16 | 6 | 8 | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | — |
| Totals | 2190 | 928 | 1164 | 36 | 248 | 376 | 701 | 1 |