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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 1924
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1924
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3.—Registered Workshops. Workshops on Register (Section 131) at end of 1924:—
| Bakehouses | 27 |
| Bootmakers | 35 |
| Dressmakers | 21 |
| Laundries | 5 |
| Milliners | 10 |
| Tailors | 42 |
| Other Trades | 193 |
| Total number of workshops | 333 |
4.—Other Matters. Matters notified to H.M. Inspectors of Factories:—
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (Section 133) | 6 |
| Notified by H.M. Inspector | 1 |
| Underground Bakehouses (Section 101), in use at end of the year | 27 |
| Trade. | Number of Factories on Register. | Males. | Females. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults. | Young Persons. | Adults. | Young Persons. | ||
| Barge builder | 2 | 26 | 4 | — | — |
| Baker | 50 | 213 | 19 | — | — |
| Bootmaker | 15 | 27 | 2 | — | — |
| Builder | 4 | 105 | — | — | — |
| Butter blender | 1 | 48 | 24 | 11 | 10 |
| Chemical works | 4 | 227 | 5 | 62 | 14 |
| Chaff & forage | 5 | 59 | 1 | 8 | — |
| Coach | 3 | 27 | — | — | — |
| Cycle maker | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | — |
| Dyer | 2 | 44 | — | 23 | — |
| Engineer | 30 | 691 | 7 | — | — |
| Flour mills | 2 | 150 | — | 12 | — |
| Firewood cutter | 10 | 43 | 5 | 24 | — |
| Foundry | 1 | 30 | — | — | — |
| Lift maker | 2 | 16 | — | — | — |
| Mason | 5 | 346 | 2 | — | — |
| Mineral water | 2 | 25 | — | 23 | — |
| Motor repairs | 17 | 226 | 4 | 4 | — |
| Printer | 18 | 92 | 9 | 15 | — |
| Steam laundry | 17 | 66 | 10 | 530 | 74 |
| Other trades | 89 | 3,770 | 381 | 967 | 449 |
| Total | 282 | 6,235 | 478 | 1,679 | 547 |