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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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Number on Register. Persons
Trade. , Employed.
Premises. I Workrooms
Bootmaking ... ... 36 36 45
Gloveraaking ... ... 1 1 1
Tailoring ... ... ... 40 43 93
Other Trades 3 3 5
Totals 80 83 144
Five new male outworkers' premises (not previously
registered) were registered during the year, and 17 were removed
from the register.
There were 106 inspections made of male outworkers' premises
during 1929, and it was found necessary to serve notices under the
Public Health (London) Act, 1891, in 9 cases to remedy sanitary
defects found on inspection, viz. :—Defective w.c. 3; defective
roof 3; cleansing 2; other defects 1.
No case of infectious disease was notified during 1929 from
premises occupied by male outworkers.
Female.
The following is a list of the female outworkers registered in the Borough, together with the trades and the number of persons employed:—
| Blousemaking | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Dressmaking | 29 | 35 | 47 |
| Millinery | |||
| Embroidery | 38 | 38 | 41 |
| Fancy goods | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Fancy boxes | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Fine needlework | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Glovemaking | |||
| Knitting and crochet | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Tailoring | 27 | 30 | 44 |
| Underclothing | 5 | 5 | |
| Other trades | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Total | 150 | 194 | |