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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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4.—Registered Workshops.
| Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the Year. | Number. | |
|---|---|---|
| Important classes of workshops, such as workshop bakehouses, may be enu-merated here. | Dressmakers and Ladies' Tailors' | 401 |
| Workshop Laundries | 216 | |
| Factory Bakehouses | 2 | |
| Workshop Bakehouses | 96 | |
| Other Workshops | 928 | |
| Total number of workshops on Register | 1,688 | |
5.—Other Matters.
| Class. | Number. | |
|---|---|---|
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspectors of Factories:— | ||
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 133) | 55 | |
| Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspectors as remediable under the Public Health Acts, but not under the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 5) | Notified by H.M. Inspectors | 30 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspectors | 16 | |
| Other | 5 | |
| Underground Bakehouses (s. 101):— | ||
| Certificate granted during the year | — | |
| In use at the end of the year | 75 | |
PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891.
The need for amendments to this Act is recognised, and it was expected that the County
Council would have introduced an amending Bill ere now. In February, 1899, a letter had been
received by the late Vestry from the Public Health Committee of that body, desiring information
as to amendments which in their opinion should be made. The communication was referred to a
sub-committee of the Sanitary Committee, together with reports by the vestry clerk, the surveyor,
and the medical officer of health, and certain amendments and additions to the Act were suggested.
The somewhat barren result of the inquiry was communicated to the County Council. No
legislation dealing with the points raised has so far been secured. In 1904, however, the Council
convened a Conference of delegates of the Metropolitan Asylums Board, and of the Metropolitan
Borough Councils (twenty-five of which were represented), to consider "the administration of the