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Battersea 1931
[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 1931 :— | |
|---|---|
| Bakehouses | 11 |
| Bootmakers | 32 |
| Dressmakers | 14 |
| Laundries | 3 |
| Milliners | 6 |
| Tailors | 43 |
| Other Trades | 164 |
| Total number of workshops | 273 |
4.—Other Matters.
Matters notified to H.M. Inspectors of Factories:—
Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and
Workshop Act (Section 133) 12
Notified by H.M. Inspector 1
Underground Bakehouses (Section 101), in use at end
of the year 21
Factories and Workshops. Factories. The following is a list of the factories on the register at the end of 1931:—
| Trade. | Number ofFactorieson Register. | Males. | Females. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults. | Young Persons. | Adults. | Young Persons. | ||
| Baker | 50 | 210 | 59 | 30 | 15 |
| Barge builder | 2 | 12 | — | — | — |
| Bootmaker | 37 | 68 | 2 | — | — |
| Builder | 4 | 120 | 9 | — | — |
| Butter blender | 1 | 205 | 16 | 30 | 41 |
| Chaff & forage | 2 | 34 | — | 8 | — |
| Chemical works | 4 | 172 | 10 | 65 | 10 |
| Coachbuilder | 3 | 20 | — | — | — |
| Cycle maker | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — |
| Dyer | 2 | 48 | 5 | 36 | 5 |
| Engineer | 21 | 1,015 | 136 | 18 | 35 |
| Firewood cutter | 12 | 43 | 6 | 24 | — |
| Flour mills | 2 | 120 | 5 | 12 | — |
| Foundry | 2 | 47 | 6 | — | — |
| Lift maker | 1 | 15 | 3 | — | — |
| Mason | 7 | 537 | 24 | — | — |
| Mineral water | 2 | 28 | 2 | 30 | — |
| Motor repairer | 23 | 274 | 18 | 9 | — |
| Printer | 20 | 72 | 21 | 21 | 8 |
| Steam laundry | 16 | 75 | 17 | 446 | 193 |
| Other trades | 99 | 3,729 | 580 | 1,180 | 587 |
| Total | 312 | 6,849 | 921 | 1,909 | 894 |