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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 1905
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1905
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The following is a list of the workshops on the register at the end of 1905:— WORKSHOPS.
| Trade. | No. of Workshops on Register. | No. of Workrooms. | Persons Employed. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | |||||
| Adults. | Young Persons. | Adults. | Young Persons. | |||
| Bakers | 86 | 134 | 214 | 9 | - | - |
| Billiard Table Makers | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | - | - |
| Blindmakers | 2 | 7 | 13 | 3 | - | - |
| Bootmakers | 59 | 60 | 132 | 16 | 1 | - |
| Carpenters | 16 | 18 | 48 | 8 | - | - |
| Coach Builders | 13 | 27 | 69 | 3 | - | - |
| Coffin Makers | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Crayon Makers | 2 | 4 | 5 | - | 4 | - |
| Cycle Makers | 17 | 24 | 34 | 9 | - | - |
| Dressmakers | 128 | 165 | - | - | 428 | 102 |
| Embroiderers | 4 | 10 | 7 | - | 128 | 7 |
| Farriers | 12 | 12 | 32 | 3 | - | - |
| Firewood Cutters | 10 | 10 | 21 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Florists | 2 | 2 | - | - | 4 | - |
| Ironmongers | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| Jewellers | 4 | 4 | 9 | - | - | - |
| Laundries | 50 | 148 | 4 | - | 380 | 2 |
| Masons | 5 | 5 | 30 | 3 | - | - |
| Milliners | 27 | 36 | - | - | 105 | 10 |
| Musical Instrument Makers | 3 | 4 | 25 | 4 | - | - |
| Photographers | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Picture Frame Makers | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | - | - |
| Plumbers | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | - | - |
| Rag Sorters | 6 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Saddlers | 5 | 6 | 13 | - | - | - |
| Sculptors | 4 | 4 | 12 | 1 | - | - |
| Tailors | 37 | 46 | 54 | 1 | 79 | 18 |
| Trunk and Hat-case Makers | 2 | 7 | 11 | - | 5 | - |
| Underclothing Makers | 4 | 5 | - | - | 18 | 3 |
| Upholsterers | 5 | 10 | 27 | 2 | 8 | - |
| Other Trades | 44 | 58 | 134 | 15 | 83 | 19 |
| Totals | 561 | 830 | 948 | 91 | 1276 | 162 |