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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 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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Infectious Diseases—Infectious disease occurred in 8 premises where home work was carried
on. In no instance was it found necessary to make an Order under Section 109 to stop the work,
nor to prosecute under Sections 109-110 as the infected persons were immediately removed to
hospital, and disinfection carried out. In no case had there been any contact with the work
carried on.
The appended Table summarises the work of the year, so far as it is capable of being expressed in this form:—
| 1912. | North Kensington. | South Kensington. | Total for Borough. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dressmakers. | Laundries. | Miscellaneous | Total. | Dressmakers | Laundries. | Miscellaneous | Total. | ||
| 1. Workshop inspections, No. of | 88 | 198 | 208 | 489 | 546 | 7 | 174 | 727 | 1216 |
| 2. „ re-inspections | 10 | 24 | 5 | 39 | 98 | 6 | 59 | 163 | 202 |
| 3. Workrooms inspected ,, | 92 | 610 | 214 | 916 | 882 | 24 | 220 | 1126 | 2042 |
| 4. ,, measured „ | 8 | — | 1 | 9 | 59 | 7 | 66 | 75 | |
| 5. „ cards distributed, No. of | 9 | — | — | 9 | 64 | — | 6 | 70 | 79 |
| 6. Workshops, &c., newly discovered and reported to H.M. Inspector | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 41 |
| 7. Workshops, &c., reported by H.M. Inspector | 7 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 45 | 1 | 15 | 61 | 78 |
| 8. Workshops, &c., newly registered | 6 | 1 | — | 7 | 33 | 1 | 11 | 45 | 52 |
| 9. Workshops, &c,, removed from register . | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | 29 | — | 5 | 34 | 38 |
| 10. Domestic workshops and workplaces inspected | 43 | 55 | 52 | 150 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 31 | 181 |
| 11. Sanitary defects remedied:— | |||||||||
| — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 18 | 27 | 27 | |
| (i) Rooms cleansed and whitened | 1 | 16 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 3 | — | 11 | 30 |
| (c) Overcrowding abated | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 2 | 9 | 9 |
| — | 8 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 29 | |
| (e) Miscellaneous defects remedied | — | 19 | — | 19 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 83 |
| 12. Written intimations issued | 1 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 28 | 3 | 16 | 47 | 64 |
| 13. Statutory notices issued | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 4 | 8 | 9 |