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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 1907
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1907
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The following notices of defects were received from H.M. Inspectors of Factories. In each case a notice was served on the person responsible, and the defects remedied :—
| Premises. | Trade. | Nature of Complaint. |
|---|---|---|
| 220 Queens Road | Embroidery | All walls and ceilings are in a dirty state and require cleansing. |
| 86 St. John's Road | Millinery | Requires limewashing. |
| 211 Lavender Hill | Dressmaking | Requires cleansing. |
| A1 Biscuit Co., Queens Road | Biscuit making | Effluvia from water closets. |
Underground Workrooms.
Excluding the underground bakehouses there are 32 underground
workshops and workplaces in Battersea, and the
number in each trade is given below :—
Workshop.
Laundries 2
Picture frame making 2
Cycle making 3
Tailoring 1
Workplaces.
Restaurant kitchens 6
Meat chopping 6
Small exempted laundries 12
Bakehouses.
Bakehouses are either factories or workshops within the
meaning of the Act according as mechanical power is or is
not used in aid of the processes carried on. They are therefore
subject to the provisions of the Act, and although in the main
the factory bakehouses in the Borough are supervised by the