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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

Battersea 1902

Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1902

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Table: The premises occupied by the out-workers are registered and regularly inspected. The appended table shows the number of such places which have been registered together with the trades and the numbers of persons employed :—

The premises occupied by the out-workers are registered and regularly inspected. The appended table shows the number of such places which have been registered together with the trades and the numbers of persons employed :—

Trade.Number.Persons Employed
Males.Females.
Blouse makers ...4...4
Cleaners and Dyers212
Dressmakers6...7
Embroiderers ... ...51...62
Glove makers41...51
Shoemakers911...
Tailors20716
Upholsterers1...3
Total13419145

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The following is a tabulated statement of work done in
connection with out-workers' premises during the year:—
No. of inspections and re-inspections 196
„ workrooms measured 140
„ workshops found during inspection of
out-workers' premises 12
„ written intimations issued 8
Defects discovered and remedied:—
Dirty walls and ceilings 7
Foul water-closets 2
Damp condition of walls 1
In two cases during the year infectious disease occurred
in out-workers' homes, and work was prevented from beingsent
there until the danger of infection had passed.