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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 1927
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1927
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In certain of these trades in which female labour is mainly
used, the inspection of the workshops is carried out by a female
sanitary inspector, and during 1927 the number of inspections
amounted to 43.
Eighty-six intimation and 8 statutory notices were served
during the year for various defects in workshops found on inspection,
all of which were complied with. Of these, 3 intimation
notices were served by the female inspector.
Thirty-seven new workshops were added to the register, dealing with the following trades:—
| Bootmaker | Photographer | 1 | |
| Coachbuilder | 1 | Picture framer | 1 |
| Dressmaker | 5 | Rag Sorter | 3 |
| Firewood cutter | 1 | Tailor | 1 |
| Mason | 1 | Other Trades | |
| Motor repairer | 3 |
The following table gives particulars relating to workshops in which "protected persons" were employed, notices of which were duly sent to H.M. Inspector during 1927:—
| Trade. | No. of Workshops. | Protected Persons employed. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women. | Young Persons. | Total. | ||
| Dressmaker | 5 | 10 | ||
| Knitted Garments | 1 | — | 4 | 4 |
| Milliner | 1 | 7 | — | 7 |
| Totals | 7 | 15 | 6 | 21 |
Outworkers.
During 1927, 568 names and addresses of outworkers were
received in 109 lists sent in by employers and by the Medical
Officers of Health of Metropolitan Boroughs and District Councils.
173 names and addresses relating to 119 outworkers, sent
in by employers, were found to refer to other districts, and were
accordingly forwarded to the Medical Officers of Health of those
districts.
Male.
The following table shows the number of male out-workers'
premises registered in the Borough, together with the trades and
the number of persons employed:—