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Battersea 1936

[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 1936:—
Bakehouses 6
Bootmakers 6
Cycle makers 8
Dressmakers17
Laundries 3
Milliners 6
Motor repairers 20
Rag sorters 16
Tailors 34
Other trades 97
Total number of workshops ... 213
4.—Other Matters.
Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories :—
Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and
Workshop Act (Section 133) 5
Notified by H.M. Inspector 5
Underground Bakehouses (Section 101), in use at end
of the year 15
Factories and Workshops.
Factories.
The following is a list of the factories on the register at the
end of 1936:—
Trade.
Number
of
Factories
on
Register.
Males.
Females.
Adults.
Young
Persons.
Adults.
Young
Persons.
Baker
46
241
27
28
34
Barge builder
2
22
—.
—
—
Bootmaker
28
73
7
-
-
Builder
4
87
11
-
-
Butter blender
1
218
17
51
35
Chaff and forage
2
35
1
10
2
Chemical works
1
3
-
-
-
Coach builder
2
13
2
-
-
Chocolate, &c.,
maker
5
38
2
69
22
Cycle maker
1
2
—
—
—
Dyer
3
44
5
52
3
Engineer
22
1,180
137
40
38
Firewood cutter
7
36
4
8
Flour mills
2
150
7
18
4
Foundry
2
29
3
—
—
Lift maker
2
38
2
—
-
Mason
7
414
45
-
-
Mineral water
2
21
6
34
6
Motor repairer
20
210
9
4
—
Printer
17
78
22
23
15
Steam laundry
16
80
12
510
156
Other trades
83
4,108
594
1,777
471
Total
275
7,120
913
2,624
786