Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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The duties of sanitary authorities in relation to the sanitation
of factories are few, and are limited mainly to the enforcement
of suitable and sufficient sanitary accommodation for
factory employees.
Twenty-nine new factory premises were added to the
register during the year, dealing with: (a) builders, 2; (b)
engineering, 11; (c) furniture, 2; (d) motor works, 5; (e)
miscellaneous, 9.
During the year 43 preliminary and 5 Statutory notices
were served under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, for
defects found on factory premises, for the most part relating
to defective or insufficient sanitary accommodation, all of
which were duly remedied.
Workshops. The following is a list of the workshops on the register at the end of 1920:—
Trade. | No. of Workshops | No. of Workrooms. | Persons Employed. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Males. | Females. | |||||
Adults | Young Persons. | Adults. | Young Persons. | |||
Baker | 36 | 36 | 64 | 3 | — | — |
Blind maker | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — |
Bootmaker | 37 | 37 | 62 | 7 | — | — |
Carpenter | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
Coach builder | 8 | 11 | 20 | 1 | — | — |
Cycle | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | — | — |
Dressmaker | 20 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 82 | 5 |
Embroiderer | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 17 | 3 |
Farrier & Smith | 13 | 13 | 32 | 1 | — | — |
Firewood cutter | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | 4 | — |
Laundry | 4 | 12 | — | — | 14 | — |
Mason | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | — |
Millinery | 10 | 12 | — | — | 11 | 25 |
Motor repairs | 14 | 14 | 57 | 11 | — | — |
Photographer | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | 6 | — |
Picture framer | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Rag sorter | 18 | 20 | 50 | 2 | 34 | — |
Saddler | 4 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — |
Tailor | 36 | 39 | 49 | 2 | 47 | — |
Upholsterer | 10 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 10 | — |
Other Trades | 100 | 112 | 342 | 100 | 121 | 39 |
Totals | 339 | 380 | 745 | 134 | 346 | 72 |