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Kensington 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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| Name of Welfare Centre. | Date of commencement of Council's Scheme. | No. of 1-lb. packets sold at cost price. | Value of driedmilk sold at cost price. | No. of 1-lb. packets sold below cost price or granted free. | Estimated deficit to be borne by Council in connection with the grant of dried milk below cost price or free. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||||
| Golborne | July 14th, 1920 | 227 | 25 | 5 | 8 | - | |||
| Raymede | July 24th, 1920 | 640 | 70 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 8 |
| Lancaster Road | Aug. 18th, 1920 | 340 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 9 | 8 |
| Bramley Road | Oct. 26th, 1920 | 129 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1336 | 148 | 1 | 10 | 43 | 3 | 8 | 4 | ||
FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS.
Section 132 of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, requires the Medical Officer of Health of
every District Council to report specifically on the workshops and workplaces in his district, and
to send a copy of his annual report to the Secretary of State. The total number of workshops on
the Council's register is 1,548. Workshops where men only are employed are placed under the
supervision of the Sanitary Inspector in whose district they are situated ; workshops where women
are employed are inspected by the Women Sanitary Inspectors, who also visit the premises of
home-workers and inspect the sanitary conveniences reserved for women in railway stations and
other public places in Kensington. The factories in the Borough number 256, and are inspected
and regulated by H.M. Inspectors under the Home Office. The Sanitary Inspectors of the
Borough Council are, however, required to ensure the provision of suitable and sufficient sanitary
conveniences in factories as well as in workshops.
MEN'S WORKSHOPS.
At the end of the year, the registered workshops at which men alone were employed numbered
974. The factories at which men alone were employed numbered 193. It should be noted that
by Section 157, the provisions of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, relating to temperature,
drainage of floors, the exhibition of abstracts and certain other matters do not apply to workshops
conducted on the system of not employing children, young persons or women. In London, both in
factories and workshops, the provision of sanitary conveniences is regulated by Section 38 of the
Public Health (London) Act, 1891, the standard adopted being that required by the Sanitary
Accommodation Order of 4th February, 1903. The following Table shows the various trades and
occupations carried on in registered workshops and factories where men alone are employed:—
Trade or Business. Workshops. Factories. Total.
Aerated water manufacturer — 4 4
Baker 77 18 95
Basket maker 4 — 4
Blacksmith 36 1 37
Boot maker 172 7 179
Builder 110 7 117
Cabinet maker and joiner 55 2 57
Carver and gilder 10 — 10
Coach builder 33 3 36
Cycle maker 16 — 16
Electric generating works — 12 12
Firewood manufacturer 13 4 17
French polisher 2 — 2
Marble mason 6 4 10
Printer 4 22 26
Saddler 20 — 20
Tailor 118 — 118
Trunk maker 20 — 20
Umbrella maker 5 — 5
Undertaker 10 — 10
Upholsterer 32 2 34
Watch maker 49 2 51
Wig maker 15 — 15
Sausage maker — 16 16
Sundry businesses 167 89 256
Total 974 193 1,167