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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 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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| Trade or Business. | Workshops. | Factories. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | — | 3 | ||
| 2 | — | 2 | ||
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| — | 1 | |||
| 1 | — | 1 | ||
| 7 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 194 | — | 94 | ||
| 21 | 3 | 24 | ||
| 12 | — | 112 | ||
| 16 | 1 | 17 | ||
| — | 1 | 1 | ||
| 5 | — | 5 | ||
| 1 | — | 1 | ||
| 1 | — | 1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 5 | — | 5 | ||
| 1 | — | 1 | ||
| 27 | 20 | 47 | ||
| 28 | 24 | 52 | ||
| — | 39 | |||
| — | 1 | 1 | ||
| — | 1 | 1 | ||
| 5 | — | 5 | ||
| 7 | — | 7 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
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| 43 | — | |||
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| 2 | — | 2 | ||
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| 444 | 57 | 501 | ||
Routine inspections of the workshops shown on the above list were carried out during the
year, and complaints from His Majesty's Inspectors or anonymous sources received immediate
attention.
Ventilation.—Additional means of ventilation were provided in one of the workrooms visited,
Whilst a very marked improvement in the ventilation of workshops has taken place, it is still
necessary to serve notices in cases where premises become newly occupied as workshops.
Overcrowding.—Employers are provided by the Council with cards showing the maximum
number of workers allowed in each workroom and cases where the number is deliberately
exceeded are now of rare occurrence.
Cleanliness—Eight workrooms were cleansed and whitewashed after notice and one other
sanitary defect was dealt with.
Sanitary Conveniences.—During the year one defective sanitary convenience in a workshop
was found and remedied.
HOME WORK.
Of the 260 outworkers registered, some are employed on premises which are factories or
workshops within the meaning of the Factory and Workshops Act, 1901, others work in domestic
workshops, whilst the remainder are the genuine "Home Workers" engaged in their homes on the
work given out to them by various firms and contractors in Kensington and other districts.