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Battersea 1926
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1926
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3.—Registered Workshops.
| Workshops on Register (Section 131) at end of 1926:— | |
|---|---|
| Bakehouses | 23 |
| Bootmakers | 35 |
| Dressmakers | 20 |
| Laundries | 4 |
| Milliners | 17 |
| Tailors | 44 |
| Other Trades | 194 |
| Total number of workshops | 337 |
4.—Other Matters.
Matters notified to H.M. Inspectors of Factories:—
Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and
Workshop Act (Section 133) 16
Notified by H.M. Inspector 4
Underground Bakehouses (Section 101), in use at end
of the year 26
Factories and Workshops.
Factories.
The following is a list of the factories on the register at the end of 1926:—
| Trade. | Number ofFactorieson Register. | Males. | Females. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults. | Young Persons. | Adults. | Young Persons. | ||
| Barge builder | 2 | 26 | 2 | — | — |
| Baker | 53 | 216 | — | 1 | — |
| Bootmaker | 15 | 26 | 2 | — | — |
| Builder | 4 | 107 | — | — | — |
| Butter blender | 1 | 48 | 24 | 12 | 9 |
| Chemical works | 4 | 237 | 5 | 61 | 14 |
| Chaff & forage | 4 | 53 | — | — | — |
| Coach | 2 | 20 | — | — | — |
| Cycle maker | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | — |
| Dyer | 2 | 45 | — | 23 | — |
| Engineer | 29 | 686 | 7 | — | — |
| Flour mills | 2 | 150 | — | 12 | — |
| Firewood cutter | 9 | 39 | 5 | 20 | — |
| Foundry | 1 | 30 | — | — | — |
| Lift maker | 2 | 16 | — | — | — |
| Mason | 6 | 356 | 2 | — | — |
| Mineral water | 2 | 25 | — | 23 | — |
| Motor repairs | 15 | 222 | — | — | — |
| Printer | 18 | 94 | 9 | 15 | — |
| Steam laundry | 17 | 62 | 11 | 532 | 74 |
| Other trades | 82 | 3,731 | 338 | 1,004 | 462 |
| Total | 273 | 6,193 | 410 | 1,703 | 559 |