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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 1909
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1909
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The following is a list of the workshops on the register at the end of 1909:—
| Trade. | No. of Workshops on Register. | No. of Work rooms. | Persons employed. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | |||||
| Adults. | Young Persons. | Adults. | Young Persons. | |||
| Baker | 78 | 110 | 191 | l | - | - |
| Balloon Maker | 3 | 3 | 13 | l | 7 | - |
| Billiard Table Maker | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | - | - |
| Blind Maker | 3 | 2 | 21 | 1 | - | - |
| Bootmaker | 72 | 78 | 144 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Carpenter | 6 | 7 | 15 | - | — | - |
| Coach Builder | 6 | 13 | 32 | 4 | - | - |
| Coffin Maker | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Cycle Maker | 13 | 18 | 21 | 7 | - | |
| Dressmaker | 109 | 145 | — | — | 320 | 99 |
| Embroiderer | 4 | 9 | 3 | - | 82 | 61 |
| Farrier and Smith | 9 | 9 | 27 | 2 | - | - |
| Firewood Cutter | 11 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Florist | 4 | 4 | — | - | 5 | 4 |
| Ironmonger | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| Jeweller | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | - | - |
| Laundry | 39 | 98 | 8 | - | 165 | 4 |
| Mason | 5 | 5 | 55 | 1 | - | - |
| Millinery | 23 | 29 | — | — | 60 | 29 |
| Musical Instrument Maker | 1 | 2 | 19 | - | - | - |
| Photographer | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| Picture Frame Maker | 4 | 4 | 7 | - | - | - |
| Plumber | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | - |
| Rag Sorter | 11 | 11 | 32 | - | 1 | - |
| Saddler | 8 | 8 | 15 | 2 | - | - |
| Sculptor | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Tailor | 37 | 57 | 62 | 5 | 72 | 19 |
| Underclothing Maker | 4 | 4 | — | — | 8 | 3 |
| Upholsterer | 4 | 8 | 16 | - | 8 | - |
| Other Trades | 58 | 79 | 195 | 26 | 45 | 20 |
| Totals | 530 | 738 | 937 | 68 | 793 | 247 |
At the beginning of 1909 the number of workshops on the
register was 510. During the year the occupation of 64 of these
premises was discontinued, while on the other hand 84 new
workshops were added to the register, so that at the end of 1909
the total of these premises was 530, in which were employed
2,045 persons (1,005 males, and 1,040 females).