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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 1904
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1904
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The following is a list of the workshops on the register at the end of 1904:— WORKSHOPS.
| Trade. | No. of Workshops on Register. | No. of Workrooms. | Persons Employed. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | |||||
| Adults. | Young Persons. | Adults. | Young Persons. | |||
| Bakers | 89 | 140 | 220 | 9 | _ | - |
| Billiard Table Makers | 2 | 6 | 19 | 2 | - | - |
| Blindmakers | 2 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — |
| Bootmakers | 6l | 63 | 139 | 14 | — | — |
| Carpenters | 8 | 9 | 27 | 6 | — | — |
| Coach Builders | 7 | 11 | 41 | 5 | - | - |
| Coffin Makers | 3 | 3 | 6 | - | — | — |
| Crayon Makers | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Cycle Makers | 19 | 27 | 36 | 13 | - | — |
| Dressmakers | 107 | 123 | - | - | 205 | 132 |
| Embroiderers | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 33 |
| Farriers | 8 | 8 | 26 | — | - | - |
| Firewood Cutters | 6 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Florists | 3 | 3 | - | — | 3 | 2 |
| Furniture Makers | 3 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — |
| Glaziers | 2 | 3 | 15 | — | — | — |
| Ironmongers | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | — |
| Jewellers | 4 | 4 | 9 | — | — | — |
| Laundries | 41 | 105 | 2 | — | 385 | 18 |
| Masons | 4 | 4 | 24 | 3 | — | — |
| Milliners | 32 | 34 | — | — | 52 | 40 |
| Musical Instrument Makers | 4 | 5 | 12 | - | - | - |
| Photographers | 6 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 5 | — |
| Picture Frame Makers | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | - | - |
| Plumbers | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — |
| Rag Sorters | 4 | 4 | 17 | — | — | — |
| Saddlers | 5 | 6 | 12 | — | — | - |
| Sculptors | 3 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — |
| Tailors | 32 | 34 | 31 | 3 | 28 | 14 |
| Trunk and Hat-case Makers | 3 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Underclothing Makers | 3 | 3 | - | - | 15 | 2 |
| Upholsterers | 5 | 9 | 26 | — | 9 | 1 |
| Other Trades | 14 | 32 | 34 | 11 | 69 | 7 |
| Totals | 493 | 695 | 789 | 88 | 793 | 250 |