London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, WORKPLACES AND HOMEWORK.
| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
| Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 344 | 34 | — |
| Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 2,234 | 143 | — |
| Workplaces (other than Outworkers' premises included in part 3 of this Report) | 137 | 31 | — |
| Total | 2,715 | 208 | — |
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
| Want of cleanliness | 86 | 86 | _ | _ | |
| Want of ventilation | 29 | 29 | - | - | |
| Overcrowding | 7 | 7 | - | - | |
| Want of drainage of floors | - | - | - | - | |
| Other Nuisances | 65 | 65 | 3 | - | |
| Sanitary accommodation | insufficient | 8 | 8 | - | - |
| unsuitable or defective | 80 | 80 | - | - | |
| not separate for sexes | 6 | 6 | - | - | |
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (S. 101) | - | - | - | - | |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (SS. 97 to 100) | 42 | 42 | - | - | |
| Other Offences (Excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this Report.) | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 323 | 323 | 3 | - | |