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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 1905
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1905
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The following is a list of the factories in Battersea:—
| Trade. | Number of Factories on Register | Persons Employed. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | ||||
| Adults | Young Persons | Adults | Young Persons | ||
| Barge and Boat builders | 4 | 53 | 6 | ... | ... |
| Bakers | 6 | 122 | 30 | 44 | 38 |
| Bootmakers | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Builders | 4 | 116 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Butter blenders | 2 | 13 | 24 | 1 | ... |
| Brewers | 2 | 78 | ... | ... | ... |
| Carpenters | 5 | 107 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Chemical manufacturers | 3 | 129 | 11 | 28 | 14 |
| Chaff cutters | 5 | 74 | ... | ... | ... |
| Dyers | 2 | 27 | ... | 25 | ... |
| Engineers | 11 | 572 | 6 | ... | ... |
| Flour Mills | 2 | 155 | 10 | ... | ... |
| Firewood cutters | 2 | 40 | ... | 24 | ... |
| Founders | 4 | 93 | 18 | ... | ... |
| Masons | 12 | 568 | 6 | ... | ... |
| Mineral-Water manufacturers | 3 | 46 | 2 | 35 | ... |
| Printers | 12 | 77 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| Steam Laundries | 26 | 78 | 20 | 765 | 108 |
| Other trades | 33 | 4,003 | 263 | 346 | 161 |
| Totals | 141 | 6,354 | 413 | 1,273 | 324 |
The following is a list of the defects discovered and remedied in factories during 1905:—
| Defects in sanitary conveniences:— | |
|---|---|
| Defective w.c. apparatus | 15 |
| Want of proper flush in urinals | 1 |
| Dirty condition of w.c.'s | 4 |
| Dirty condition of urinals | 7 |
| Defective condition of urinals | 3 |