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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

Kensington 1898

Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., &c., of the Parish of St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington for the year, 1898

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Table: FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACTS, 1878-1895 Summary Report of Work done during the year, 1898.

FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACTS, 1878-1895 Summary Report of Work done during the year, 1898.

North Kensington.South Kensington.Total for whole Parish
Dress-makersLaun-driesMiscel-laneousTotalDress-makersLaun-driesMiscel-laneousTotal
Workshops, Number visited and inspected1902893351245938685651089
Workshops, Number re-inspected14148516750476l228
Workrooms, Number inspected2201247641531718776686l2392
Workrooms found to be over-crowded21...311...11215
Workrooms found to be insuffi-ciently ventilated42022619112147
Workrooms found to be in a dirty condition51296140263332172
Workshops, etc., newly discovered and registered2212236413125692
Workshops: Workrooms therein measured24228544531260114
Workshops reported to H.M. Inspector on discovery141222826183563
Workshops removed from Register9932154356283
Houses visited where no female hands are employed362186561161895160
Statutory Notices and Written Intimations issued121475164233329193
Works carried out under supe-vision:— (a) Additional means of ventila-tion provided...2...2............2
(b) Rooms cleansed and white-washed3111411872110128
(c) Yards, floors, roofs, etc., repaired...39140...1...141
(d) Sanitary conveniences. dirty, ill-lighted,unventilated, or de-fective in water supply119...2021...323
(e) Dust-bins wanting or de-fective46...101......111
(f) Miscellaneous defects reme-died120..21............21
Nuisances referred to Medical Officer of Health218...202...1323
Cases of sover-crowding of work-room abated21...311...11215