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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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Fifty-five new workshops were added to the register,
dealing with (a) boot-making, 2; (b) builders, 3; (c) cabinetmaking,
4 (d) dressmaking, 2; (e) fitters, 4; (/) millinery, 2;
(g) motors, 7 ; (h) rag sorter, 2; (i) tailor, 5; (j) toy-making, 2 .
(k) miscellaneous, 22.
The following table gives particulars relating to new workshops in which "protected persons" were employed, notices of which were duly sent to H.M. Inspector during 1920:—
| Trade. | No. of Work-shops. | Protected Persons employed. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women. | Young Persons. | Total. | ||
| Bootmaker | 2 | — | 2 | 2 |
| Cycle maker | 2 | — | 2 | 2 |
| Dressmaker | 4 | 8 | — | 8 |
| Motor repairs | 2 | — | 2 | 2 |
| Tailor | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Miscellaneous | 13 | 12 | 19 | 31 |
| Totals | 28 | 25 | 26 | 51 |