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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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| Trade. | Number on Register. | Persons Employed. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premises. | Workrooms | ||
| Bootmaking | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| Glovemaking | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tailoring | 54 | 54 | 82 |
| Other Trades | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Totals | 94 | 94 | 122 |
No new male out-workers (out-workers not previously registered)
were registered during the year.
There were 142 inspections made of male out-workers' premises
during 1925, and it was found necessary to serve notices
under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, in 2 cases to remedy
sanitary defects found on inspection, as follows:—
Want of cleansing ; defective apparatus to w.c.
One case of infectious disease was notified during 1925 from
premises occupied by male outworkers.
Female. The following is a list of the female out-workers registered in the Borough, together with the trades and the number of persons employed:—
| Trade. | Number on Register. | Persons Employed. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premises. | Workrooms | ||
| Blousemaking | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Boxmaking | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Dressmaking | 25 | 25 | 27 |
| Embroidery | 36 | 36 | 39 |
| Fancy goods | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Fine needlework | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Glovemaking | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Knitting and crochet | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Tailoring | 33 | 33 | 35 |
| Underclothing | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| Other trades | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Total | 164 | 164 | 174 |