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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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in or incidental to the making, altering, repairing, finishing or
adapting for sale of any article and to or over which the employer
of the persons there has the right of access or control.
The workshops in Battersea are under the supervision of two
workshops inspectors, one male and one female, who deal with
premises where male and female labour is employed respectively.

Table: The following is a list of the workshops on the register at the end of 1910:—

The following is a list of the workshops on the register at the end of 1910:—

Trade.No. of Workshops.No. of Workrooms.Persons Employed.
Males.Females.
Adults.Young Persons.Adults.Young Persons.
Baker801181697--
Billiard Table maker25213--
Blind maker49161--
Bootmaker8185161172-
Carpenter1112265--
Coach builder1019555--
Cycle maker1318197--
Dressmaker114157--29793
Embroiderer38--4527
Farrier and Smith2831637--
Firewood cutter11112314-
Laundry5513217-1994
Mason5556---
Millinery2630--4729
Musical instrument2437---
Photographer512132168
Picture framer559---
Ragsorter1111331--
Saddler88171--
Tailor41566165619
Upholsterer51022-6-
Other Trades80992192310653
Totals600845103786778233

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At the beginning of 1910, the number of workshops on the
register was 530. During the year the occupation of 53 of these
premises was discontinued, while on the other hand, 123 new