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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 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]

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Table: 3.—Registered Workshops.

3.—Registered Workshops.

Workshops on Register (Section 131) at end of 1934:—
Bakehouses10
Bootmakers32
Dressmakers16
Laundries3
Milliners4
Tailors42
Other Trades193
Total number of workshops300

Table: 4.—Other Matters.

4.—Other Matters.

Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories:—
Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (Section 133)2
Notified by H.M. Inspector3
Underground Bakehouses (Section 101), in use at end of the year19

Table: Factories and Workshops. Factories. The following is a list of the factories on the register at the end of 1934:-

Factories and Workshops. Factories. The following is a list of the factories on the register at the end of 1934:-

Trade.Number of Factories on Register.Males.Females.
Adults.Young Persons.AdultsYoung Persons.
Baker51257382936
Barge builder322---
Bootmaker45869--
Builder4879--
Butter blender1211164230
Chaff & forage236-92
Chemical works12---
Coachbuilder311---
Cycle maker24---
Dyer350443-
Engineer211,1501372737
Firewood cutter1136512-
Flour mills2133614-
Foundry2282--
Lift maker2333--
Mason741142--
Mineral water2184283
Motor repairer22230810-
Printer208219199
Steam laundry167712485146
Other trades913,9465741,529470
Total3116,9108882,247733