London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough.
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The following table gives details of the outworkers' premises: —
| Trade | Number on Register | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Premises | Workrooms | Persons employed | |
| Wearing Apparel | 265 | 272 | 319 |
| Linen | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Curtains, etc. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Artificial Flower | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Paper Bags | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Boxes, etc | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Stuffed Toys | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Lampshades | 88 | 88 | 93 |
| Christmas Stockings, etc. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 375 | 382 | 434 | |
Bakehouses.
There were 32 bakehouses on the register at the end of the year.
All of these are classed as factories, and 29 of them use mechanical
power. 89 inspections were made and 3 notices served.
Five of the bakehouses were "basement bakehouses" within the
meaning of Section 54 of the Factories Act, 1937.