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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 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough.
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In certain of these trades in which female labour is mainly
used, the inspection of the workshops is carried out by a female
sanitary inspector, and during 1929 the number of inspections
amounted to 42.
Seventy-nine intimation and 25 statutory notices were served
during the year for various defects in workshops found on inspection,
all of which were complied with. Of these, one intimation
notice was served by the female inspector.
Fifty-four new workshops were added to the register, dealing
with the following trades:—
Bootmaker 13
Carpenter 2
Cyclemaker 1
Firewood cutter 2
Motor repairer 8
Photographer 1
Picture framer 2
Rag sorter 5
Tailor 9
Upholsterer 4
Other trades 7
The following are particulars relating to workshops in which "protected persons " were employed, notice of which was duly sent to H.M. Inspector during 1929:—
| Trade. | No. of Workshops | Protected Persons Employed. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women. | Young Persons. | Total. | ||
| Bootmakers | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Tailoring | 2 | - | 3 | 3 |
Outworkers.
During 1929, 467 names and addresses of outworkers were
received in 99 lists sent in by employers and by the Medical
Officers of Health of Metropolitan Boroughs and District Councils.
136 names and addresses relating to 83 outworkers, sent
in by employers, were found to refer to other districts, and were
accordingly forwarded to the Medical Officers of Health of those
districts.
Male.
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:—