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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 1910
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1910
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There are 189 of these premises registered in the Health Department, employing 7,866 persons (males 6,114, females 1,752) as follows:—
| Trade. | NumberofFactorieson Register. | Males. | Females. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults. | Young Persons. | Adults. | Young Persons. | ||
| Barge builder | 1 | 10 | 3 | - | - |
| Baker | 8 | 136 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
| Bootmaker | 6 | 18 | 1 | - | - |
| Builder | 4 | 29 | - | - | - |
| Butter blender | 3 | 31 | 49 | 2 | - |
| Carpenter | 10 | 73 | 10 | - | - |
| Chemical works | 3 | 115 | 8 | 34 | 3 |
| Chaff cutter and Forage | 7 | 84 | 1 | - | - |
| Cycle maker | 2 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| Dyer | 2 | 37 | 1 | 35 | 5 |
| Engineer | 23 | 618 | 51 | - | - |
| Flour Mills | 2 | 145 | - | - | - |
| Firewood cutter | 7 | 48 | 14 | 31 | 2 |
| Founder | 3 | 46 | 4 | - | - |
| Lift maker | 2 | 78 | 31 | - | - |
| Mason | 6 | 161 | 1 | - | - |
| Mineral Water | 2 | 27 | - | 15 | - |
| Printer | 21 | 101 | 24 | 8 | 1 |
| Steam Laundry | 32 | 67 | 4 | 596 | 65 |
| Other Trades | 45 | 3,619 | 409 | 732 | 157 |
| Totals | 189 | 5,448 | 646 | 1,486 | 266 |
The duties of sanitary authorities in relation to factories are
few and limited mainly to the enforcement of suitable and sufficient
sanitary accommodation for factory employees. The Factory Act
contains a code which is administered by the Factory Inspectors.
There is no statutory obligation upon the sanitary authority to
register factories, but for the purpose of the health department a
register is kept of all factory premises in the Borough of Battersea.
During 1910, 55 defects were found on factory premises in
Battersea, for the most part relating to unsuitable or insufficient
sanitary accommodation or to defects in sanitary fittings and
appliances. Forty-six preliminary and six statutory notices were
served to remedy these defects.
Workshops.
Workshops include any premises (not being factories) in which
manual labour is exercised by way of trade or for purposes of gain