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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 1925

Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1925

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Table: 3.— Registered Workshops. Workshops on Register (Section 131) at end of 1925:—

3.— Registered Workshops. Workshops on Register (Section 131) at end of 1925:—

Bakehouses25
Bootmakers35
Dressmakers25
Laundries4
Milliners10
Tailors46
Other Trades197
Total number of workshops342

Table: 4.—Other Matters. Matters notified to H.M. Inspectors of Factories:—

4.—Other Matters. Matters notified to H.M. Inspectors of Factories:—

Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (Section 133)9
Notified by H.M. Inspector4
Underground Bakehouses (Section 101), in use at end of the year26

Table: Factories and Workshops. Factories. The following is a list of the factories on the register at the end of 1925:—

Factories and Workshops. Factories. The following is a list of the factories on the register at the end of 1925:—

Trade.Number ofFactorieson Register.Males.Females.
Adults.Young Persons.Adults.Young Persons.
Barge builder2262--
Baker5021319--
Bootmaker15262--
Builder4107---
Butter blender14824129
Chemical works423756114
Chaff & forage55918-
Coach220---
Cycle maker345--
Dyer245-23-
Engineer306897--
Flour mills2150-12-
Firewood cutter1042522-
Foundry130---
Lift maker216---
Mason63562--
Mineral water225-23-
Motor repairs172304--
Printer1894915-
Steam laundry17621153274
Other trades923,800382984464
Total2856,2794781,692561