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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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Table: Twenty-three new workshops were added to the register, dealing with:—

Twenty-three new workshops were added to the register, dealing with:—

Baking1Motor repairs1
Boot-making5Rag sorting2
Dressmaking4Tailoring2
Millinery1Miscellaneous7

Table: The following table gives particulars relating to new workshops in which "protected persons" were employed, notices of which were duly sent to H.M. Inspector during 1924:—

The following table gives particulars relating to new workshops in which "protected persons" were employed, notices of which were duly sent to H.M. Inspector during 1924:—

Trade.No. of Workshops.Protected Persons employed.
Women.Young Persons.Total.
Bootmaker1—11
Florist11—1
Milliner1178
Tailor3415
Totals66915

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Outworkers.
During 1924, 661 names and addresses of out-workers were
received in 136 lists sent in by employers and by the Medical
Officers of Health of Metropolitan Boroughs and District Councils.
201 names and addresses relating to 129 out-workers, sent
in by employers, were found to refer to other districts, and were
accordingly forwarded to the Medical Officers of Health of those
districts.

Table: Male. The following table shows the number of male out-workers premises registered in the Borough, together with the trades and the number of persons employed:—

Male. The following table shows the number of male out-workers premises registered in the Borough, together with the trades and the number of persons employed:—

Trade.Number on Register.Persons Employed.
Premises.Workrooms
Bootmaking363636
Glovemaking111
Tailoring565684
Other Trades444
Totals9797125