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 1902
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1902
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| Trades. | Number of Factories. | Persons Employed. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | ||
| Candle making | 1 | 1,100 | 283 |
| Coffin making | 1 | 10 | – |
| Confectioner | 1 | 13 | 43 |
| Dyers ... ... | 1 | 15 | 20 |
| Engineers ... | 4 | 116 | – |
| Firewood cutters | 2 | 50 | 21 |
| Instrument maker | 1 | 5 | |
| Joiners | 2 | 19 | – |
| Laundries ... | 4 | 8 | 117 |
| Mason | 1 | 9 | – |
| Patent food makers ... | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Printers ... | 2 | 14 | – |
| Stone turners | 1 | 2 | – |
| Tool maker | 1 | 3 | – |
| Totals | 23 | 1,368 | 486 |
Outworkers.
The Factory Act of 1901 provides that in certain trades
to be specified by the Home Secretary, the employers shall
twice a year send to the sanitary authority lists of the outworkers
employed by them. The trades so far specified by
the Home Secretary are as follows:—