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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| 1908. | North Kensington. | South Kensington. | Total for Borough. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dressmakers. | Laundries. | Miscellaneous | Total | Dressmakers | Laundries. | Miscellaneous | Total. | ||
| 1. Workshop inspections, No. of | 212 | 393 | 817 | 922 | 901 | 20 | 309 | 1,230 | 2,152 |
| 2. ,, re-inspections ,, | 25 | 87 | 25 | 137 | 155 | 5 | 49 | 209 | 346 |
| 3. Workrooms inspected ,, | 243 | 1,415 | 334 | 1,992 | 1,409 | 55 | 553 | 2,017 | 4,009 |
| 4. Workrooms found overcrowded | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 9 | — | — | 9 | 12 |
| 5. ,, insufficiently ventilated | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 8 | — | 6 | 14 | 29 |
| 6. ,, in a dirty condition | 16 | 88 | 10 | 109 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 120 |
| 7. ,, measured; Number of | 25 | — | 17 | 42 | 91 | — | 12 | 103 | 145 |
| 8. Workshops, &c., reported to H.M. Inspector | 8 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 86 | 1 | 14 | 51 | 85 |
| 9. Workshops, &c., reported by H.M. Inspector | 11 | 17 | 14 | 42 | 29 | 1 | 21 | 51 | 93 |
| 10. Workshops, &c., newly discovered and registered | 12 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 50 | 1 | 18 | 69 | 99 |
| 11. Workshops, &c., removed from register | 20 | 27 | 48 | 95 | 28 | 2 | 48 | 78 | 173 |
| 12. Domestic workshops and workplaces inspected | 70 | 75 | 117 | 262 | 36 | 1 | 83 | 119 | 381 |
| 13. Written intimations issued | 10 | 52 | 7 | 69 | 41 | 2 | 20 | 63 | 182 |
| 14. Statutory notices issued | — | 2 | — | 2 | 11 | — | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| 15. Sanitary defects remedied:— | |||||||||
| — | — | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | 4 | 14 | 16 | |
| (b) Rooms cleansed and whitewashed | 8 | 65 | 3 | 76 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 90 |
| (c) Yards, floors, roofs, &c., repaired | 2 | 34 | 1 | 37 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 40 |
| 2 | 23 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 63 | |
| (e) Dustbins provided or repaired | — | 5 | — | 5 | 7 | — | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| (f) Miscellaneous defects remedied | 2 | 27 | 4 | 38 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 37 |
| 16. Nuisances reported to Medical Officer of Health | — | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 17. Workroom cards distributed; Number of | 24 | — | 11 | 85 | 86 | — | 14 | 100 | 185 |