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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 1930
[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 1930:— | |
| Bakehouses | 16 |
| Bootmakers | 33 |
| Dressmakers | 17 |
| Laundries | 3 |
| Milliners | 7 |
| Tailors | 41 |
| Other Trades | 181 |
| Total number of workshops | 298 |
4.—Other Matters.
Matters notified to H.M. Inspectors of Factories:—
Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and
Workshop Act (Section 133) 7
Notified by H.M. Inspector 13
Underground Bakehouses (Section 101), in use at end
of the year 22
| Trade. | Number of Factories on Register. | Males. | Females. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults. | Young Persons. | Adults. | Young Persons. | ||
| Baker | 47 | 187 | 28 | 32 | 20 |
| Barge builder | 3 | 32 | — | — | — |
| Bootmaker | 34 | 69 | 3 | — | — |
| Builder | 4 | 122 | 7 | — | — |
| Butter blender | 1 | 175 | 25 | 50 | 35 |
| Chaff & forage | 2 | 36 | — | 8 | — |
| Chemical works | 4 | 172 | 8 | 78 | 10 |
| Coachbuilder | 3 | 20 | — | — | — |
| Cycle maker | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — |
| Dyer | 3 | 46 | 2 | 53 | 6 |
| Engineer | 23 | 958 | 174 | 15 | 8 |
| Firewood cutter | 14 | 37 | 6 | 28 | — |
| Flour mills | 2 | 125 | 5 | 12 | — |
| Foundry | 2 | 48 | 3 | — | — |
| Lift maker | 2 | 15 | 3 | — | — |
| Mason | 7 | 431 | 6 | — | — |
| Mineral water | 2 | 34 | — | 30 | — |
| Motor repairer | 23 | 273 | 15 | — | — |
| Printer | 17 | 79 | 29 | 19 | 6 |
| Steam laundry | 17 | 63 | 16 | 463 | 187 |
| Other trades | 102 | 3,960 | 585 | 1,120 | 631 |
| Total | 314 | 6,887 | 917 | 1,908 | 903 |