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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 1908

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]

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The subjoined table, dealing with persons of both sexes employed at workshops, etc., is
prescribed by the Local Government Board to be inserted in the annual report of the Medical
Officer of Health.

Table: FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, WORKPLACES, AND HOMEWORK.1.—Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces, Including Inspectionsmade by Sanitary Inspectors.

FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, WORKPLACES, AND HOMEWORK.1.—Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces, Including Inspectionsmade by Sanitary Inspectors.

Premises.Number of
Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
Factories (including Factory Laundries)18531—
Workshops (including Workshop Laundries)3,173239—
Workplaces (other than Outworkers' premises included in part 3 of this Report)31110—
Total3,669280—

Table: 2.—Defects Found.

2.—Defects Found.

Particulars.Number of Defects.
Found.Remedied.Referred to h.m. Inspector.Number of of Prosecutions.
Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:—* Want of cleanliness213183——
Want of ventilation3131——
Overcrowding1212——
Want of drainage of floors55——
Other Nuisances129128——
Sanitary accommodationinsufficient3231——
unsuitable or defective9695——
not separate for sexes66——
Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act:—Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (S. 101)————
Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (SS. 97 to 100)————
Other Offences(Excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this Report.)2—2—
Total5264912—

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*Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8, of the Factory and Workshop Act as remediable under the Public
Health Acts.