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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 1927
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1927
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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 | ||
| Bootmaking | 34 | 34 | 35 |
| Glovemaking | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tailoring | 56 | 56 | 86 |
| Other Trades | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Totals | 95 | 95 | 126 |
Ten new male outworkers (outworkers not previously registered)
were registered during the year, and 9 were removed from
the register.
There were 194 inspections made of male outworkers' premises
during 1927, and it was found necessary to serve notices
under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, in 4 cases to remedy
sanitary defects found on inspection, as follows:—
Want of cleansing; defective w.c.; accumulation of
rubbish.
No case of infectious disease was notified during 1927 from
premises occupied by male outworkers.
Female. The following is a list of the female outworkers registerec in the Borough, together with the trades and the number of persons employed:—
| Trade. | Number on Register. | Persons Employed. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premises. | Workrooms | ||
| Blousemaking | 5 | 7 | 16 |
| Boxmaking | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Dressmaking | 24 | 25 | 50 |
| Embroidery | 40 | 40 | 44 |
| Fancy goods | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Fine needlework | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Glovemaking | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Knitting and crochet | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Tailoring | 33 | 34 | 51 |
| Underclothing | 16 | 16 | 24 |
| Other trades | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Total | 151 | 155 | 218 |