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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 table shows the number of such place which have been registered, together with the trades and the number of persons employed:-
| Trade. | Number on Register. | Persons Employed. 1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premises | Rooms | Males. | Females. | |
| Art needlework | 4 | 4 | ||
| Blouse makers ... | - | 11 | ||
| Bootmakers | 29 | 29 | 32 | |
| Dressmakers ... ... | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
| Embroiderers ... | - | 38 | ||
| Glove makers ... | 36 | - | 40 | |
| Hosiers | 2 | 2 | % | 2 |
| Tailors | 33 | 43 | ||
| Underclothing makers | 18 | 18 | - | 22 |
| Upholsterers | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
| Other trades | 13 | 3 | 11 | |
| Totals | 217 | 219 | 186 | |
During the year 751 inspections were made, and 57 written
notices were served in connection with home-work inspection.
The following defects relating to male outworkers'
premises were discovered and remedied as the result of the
visits paid by Inspector Benjamin :—
Dirty premises 9
Defective paving 2
Defective w.c. fittings 5
Defective walls, floors and ceilings 6
Defective dust bins 5
Miscellaneous 5
Owing to the continual movements taking place amongst
outworkers, it is very difficult to trace them. Every effort is