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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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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3.—Registered Workshops. Workshops on Register (Section 131) at end of 1920:—
| Bakehouses | 36 |
| Bootmaker | 37 |
| Dressmaker | 20 |
| Laundries | 4 |
| Milliners | 10 |
| Tailors | 36 |
| Other Trades | 196 |
| Total number of workshops | 339 |
4.—Other Matters.
Matters notified to H.M. Inspectors of Factories:—
Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and
Workshop Act (Section 133) 28
Notified by H.M. Inspector
Underground Bakehouses (Section 101), in
use at end of the year 27
Factories and Workshops.
Factories.
The following is a list of the lactones on the register at the end of 1920:—
| Trade. | Number ofFactorieson Register. | Males. | Females. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults. | Young Persons. | Adults. | Young Persons | ||
| Barge Builder | l | 12 | — | — | — |
| Baker | 48 | 210 | 31 | 30 | 33 |
| Bootmaker | 11 | 18 | 10 | — | — |
| Builder | 6 | 150 | 13 | 2 | — |
| Butter Blender | 1 | 61 | 15 | 15 | 8 |
| Chemical Works | 4 | 221 | 15 | 65 | 14 |
| Chaff & Forage | 6 | 52 | 1 | 7 | — |
| Cycle Maker | 4 | 7 | 3 | — | — |
| Dyer | 1 | 87 | 3 | 18 | 2 |
| Engineer | 88 | 527 | 82 | 31 | 1 |
| Flour Mills | 2 | 148 | — | 40 | — |
| Firewood Cutter | 12 | 44 | 1 | 34 | — |
| Foundry | 8 | 70 | 6 | — | — |
| Lift Maker | 2 | 16 | 4 | 2 | — |
| Mason | 5 | 313 | 6 | — | — |
| Mineral Water | 2 | 22 | — | 18 | — |
| Motor Repairs | 16 | 309 | 15 | 1 | — |
| Printer | 17 | 85 | 21 | 18 | 2 |
| Steam Laundry | 17 | 77 | 14 | 511 | 90 |
| Other Trades | 82 | 4660 | 531 | 1869 | 657 |
| Total | 268 | 7034 | 771 | 2661 | 807 |