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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 1911
[Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1911]
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There are 195 of these premises registered in the Health Department employing 8,367 persons (males, 6,310; females, 2,057) as follows:—
| Trade. | Number ofFactorieson Register. | Males. | Females. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults. | Young Persons. | Adults. | Young Persons. | ||
| Barge Builder | 1 | 10 | 3 | _ | |
| Baker | 8 | 132 | 33 | 40 | 29 |
| Bootmaker | 8 | 26 | 2 | — | _ |
| Builder | 4 | 29 | — | _ | _ |
| Butter blender | 3 | 31 | 54 | 2 | _ |
| Carpenter | 7 | 48 | 10 | — | — |
| Chemical Works | 3 | 115 | 18 | 34 | 3 |
| Chaff Cutter and | — | ||||
| Forage | 7 | 85 | — | ||
| Cycle Maker | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — |
| Dyer | 2 | 37 | 1 | 35 | 5 |
| Engineer | 18 | 554 | 36 | — | — ' |
| Flour Mills | 2 | 137 | 15 | — | __ |
| Firewood Cutter | 7 | 42 | 10 | 27 | 2 |
| Founder | 3 | 98 | 3 | — | — |
| Liftmaker | 1 | 12 | 1 | — | _ |
| Mason | 7 | 187 | 1 | _ | _ |
| Mineral Water | 2 | 27 | — | 15 | — |
| Printer | 23 | 112 | 20 | 8 | 1 |
| Steam Laundry | 33 | 167 | 20 | 901 | 127 |
| Other Trades | 54 | 3806 | 421 | 637 | 191 |
| Totals | 195 | 5660 | 650 | 1699 | 358 |
The duties of sanitary authorities in relation to tactories 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 purposes of the Health Department
a register is kept of all factory premises in the Borough of Battersea.
During 1911, 30 defects were found on factory premises, for the
most part relating to unsuitable or insufficient sanitary accommodation
or to defects in sanitary fittings and appliances. Twentyfive
preliminary and two 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 in or incidental to the making, altering, repairing, finishing,