Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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Part 1 of the Act
1 - INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors)
Premises | Number of | |||
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No. on Register (2) | Inspections (3) | Written notices (4) | Occupiers prosecuted (5) | |
(i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 150 | 45 | 7 | - |
(ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 578 | 242 | 17 | 3 |
(iii) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding out-workers' premises) | - | - | - | |
TOTAL | 728 | 287 | 24 | 3 |
2 - Cases in which DEFECTS were found (If defects are discovered at the premises on two, three or more separate occasions they should be reckoned as two, three or more "cases")
Particulars(1) | Number of cases in which defects were | No. of cases in which prosecut-ions were instituted(6) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Found (2) | Remedied (3) | Referred | |||
To H. M. Inspector (4) | By H. M. Inspector (5) | ||||
Want of cleanliness (S.l) | 2 | l | 1 | - | |
Overcrowding (S.2) | - | - | - | - | - |
Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | - | - | - | - | - |
Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | - | - | — | - | |
Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | - | - | - | - | - |
Sanitary conveniences (S.7) | |||||
(a) insufficient | - | - | - | - | |
(b) unsuitable or defective | 16 | 10 | - | - | 2 |
(c) not separate for sexes | 7 | 6 | - | 1 | 1 |
Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork.) | - | - | - | - | - |
TOTAL | 25 | 17 | - | 2 | 3 |