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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 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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SUMMARY RETURN OF WORK OF LADY INSPECTORS OF WORKSHOPS, ETC.
| 1907. | North Kensington. | South Kensington. | Total for Borough. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dressmakers. | Laundries. | Miscellaneous. | Total. | Dressmakers. | Laundries. | Miscellaneous. | Total. | ||
| 1. Workshop inspections, No. of | 140 | 287 | 220 | 647 | 791 | 19 | 258 | 1,068 | 1,715 |
| 2. „ re-inspections „ | 30 | 92 | 10 | 132 | 119 | 6 | 47 | 172 | 304 |
| 8. Workrooms inspected | 191 | 1,427 | 246 | 1,864 | 1,222 | 40 | 284 | 1,546 | 3,410 |
| 4. Workrooms found overcrowded | 1 | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 5. „ insufficiently ventilated | 3 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 14 | — | 1 | 15 | 29 |
| 6. ,, in a dirty condition | 3 | 92 | 5 | 100 | 18 | — | 2 | 20 | 120 |
| 7. ,, measured; Number of | 26 | 5 | 4 | 85 | 76 | — | 3 | 79 | 114 |
| 8. Workshops, &c., reported to H.M. Inspector | 8 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 30 | — | 10 | 40 | 55 |
| 9. Workshops, &c., reported by H.M. Inspector | 11 | 10 | 11 | 32 | 42 | — | 13 | 55 | 87 |
| 10. Workshops, &c., newly discovered and registered | 9 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 37 | — | 15 | 52 | 72 |
| 11. Workshops, &c,, removed from register | 11 | 12 | 8 | 31 | 42 | 1 | 4 | 47 | 78 |
| 12. Domestic workshops and workplaces inspected | 38 | 103 | 97 | 238 | 19 | — | 101 | 120 | 358 |
| 18. Written intimations issued | 6 | 38 | 2 | 46 | 52 | 1 | 11 | 64 | 110 |
| 14. Statutory notices issued | — | 13 | — | 13 | 10 | — | 6 | 16 | 29 |
| 15. Sanitary defects remedied:— | |||||||||
| 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 12 | — | — | 12 | 17 | |
| (b) Rooms cleansed and whitewashed | 3 | 81 | 5 | 89 | 15 | — | 4 | 19 | 108 |
| (c) Yards, floors, roofs, &c., repaired | 1 | 15 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | 16 |
| (d) Sanitary conveniences; defects remedied | 1 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 41 |
| (e) Dustbins provided or repaired | — | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | — | 3 | 9 | 11 |
| (f) Miscellaneous defects remedied | 3 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 9 | — | 1 | 10 | 24 |
| 16. Nuisances reported to Medical Officer of Health | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 17. Workroom cards distributed; Number of | 20 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 77 | — | 3 | 80 | 103 |