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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 1925

The annual report on the health of the Borough for the year1925

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Table: The factories and workshops referred to in the above list are included in the tables which show the trades carried on in the factories and workshops on the Council's Register. The nature of the work given out to the 136 home workers on the register is as follows:—

The factories and workshops referred to in the above list are included in the tables which show the trades carried on in the factories and workshops on the Council's Register. The nature of the work given out to the 136 home workers on the register is as follows:—

The factories and workshops referred to in the above list are included in the tables which show the trades carried on in the factories and workshops on the Council's Register. The nature of the work given out to the 136 home workers on the register is as follows:—
Tailoring54
Dressmaking31
Bootmaking18
Drapery7
Blouse making4
Ironing4
Lampshade making4
Outfitting4
Woollen garment making3
Linen working2
Box making1
Embroidery1
Furrier1
Millinery1
Underwear1
136
No cases of infectious disease were reported during the year from premises where home work was carried on.

Table: The appended table summarises the work for the year of the Women Health Officers under the Factory and Workshop Acts, so far as it is capable of being expressed in this form:—

The appended table summarises the work for the year of the Women Health Officers under the Factory and Workshop Acts, so far as it is capable of being expressed in this form:—

The appended table summarises the work for the year of the Women Health Officers under the Factory and Workshop Acts, so far as it is capable of being expressed in this form:—
1. No. of Factory Inspections104
2. „ Workshop „739
3. „ Home Workers Inspections204
4. „ Work Place „29

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Home Office Tables.
The following tables contain a summary of the inspections made and the defects found and
remedied in workshops and factories within the Borough, where men, women, young persons or
children are employed.

Table: I.—Inspections.

I.—Inspections.

Premises.Number of
Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
Factories (including Factory Laundries)42437
Workshops (including Workshop Laundries)139872_
Workplaces (other than Outworkers' premises)3977—
Total2219116—