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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 1933
[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.
Nine new factory premises were added to the register during
the year, dealing with various trades, and 2 were removed.
During the year 63 preliminary and 19 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 complied with.
The following is a list of the workshops on the register at the end of 1933:—
| Trade. | No. of Workshops. | No. of Workrooms. | Persons Employed. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | |||||
| Adults. | Young Persons. | Adults. | Young Persons. | |||
| Baker | 9 | 9 | 12 | 2 | - | - |
| Blind maker | 4 | 5 | 11 | — | — | — |
| Bootmaker | 33 | 33 | 38 | - | — | — |
| Carpenter | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | - | — |
| Coach builder | 6 | 9 | 25 | — | — | — |
| Cycle maker | 8 | 12 | 17 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Dressmaker | 17 | 21 | — | — | 43 | 9 |
| Embroiderer | 1 | 2 | — | — | 11 | — |
| Farrier & smith | 9 | 9 | 17 | — | — | — |
| Firewood cutter | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| Laundry | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | 5 | — |
| Mason | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Milliner | 6 | 6 | — | — | 14 | — |
| Motor repairer | 24 | 27 | 67 | 5 | — | — |
| Musical instrument maker | 3 | 4 | 9 | - | - | 2 |
| Photographer | 4 | 7 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 |
| Picture framer | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Rag sorter | 23 | 39 | 49 | 4 | 22 | — |
| Saddler | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Tailor | 42 | 50 | 60 | 7 | 47 | 3 |
| Upholsterer | 13 | 13 | 25 | — | 8 | — |
| Other trades | 75 | 98 | 172 | 13 | 50 | 9 |
| Totals | 294 | 368 | 529 | 36 | 202 | 27 |