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Kensington 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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PUBLIC BATHS AND WASH-HOUSES.
There are at the public baths a men's first class swimming bath with a capacity of 120,000
gallons, a women's first class swimming bath with a capacity of 45,000 gallons, and a second class
men's bath and second class women's bath, each of which holds 45,000 gallons.
There are 13 men's and 7 women's first class slipper baths and 34 men's and 20 women's second
class slipper baths, and 6 special warm baths.
| Year. | Bathers. |
|---|---|
In the wash-house or laundry department, there were 88 wash-tubs in use in 1933.
| Year. | Washers. |
|---|---|
There are 8 washing machines and the number of women using these machines in 1933 was
18,577.
RAG FLOCK ACTS, 1911-1928.
These Acts prohibit the sale or use, for the purpose of making any article of upholstery, cushions
or bedding, of unclean flock manufactured from rags.
Four samples of rag flock were analysed and reported upon during the year. They contained
12, 65, 17 and 10 parts of chlorine per 100,000, the limit set by the above acts being 30 parts per
100,000. The public analyst made an examination of the flock submitted as sample No. 2, which
contained 65 parts of chlorine, and whilst it had the appearance of rag flock he was of the opinion
that it could not be defined as such and was therefore not subject to the Regulations made under the
Rag Flock Acts.
INCREASE OF RENT AND MORTGAGE INTEREST (RESTRICTIONS)
ACTS, 1920-33.
Applications made to the council in 1933 for certificates under the Acts totalled seven, and
four certificates were granted.
CANAL BOATS ACTS, 1877 AND 1884.
The Kensington borough council are vested with authority to enforce the Canal Boats Acts
and Regulations on all boats entering that portion of the Grand Junction Canal which is within
the boundaries of the borough.
During the year 1933, the canal boat inspector made 38 inspections, all of which were
re-inspections.
No notices were served upon the owners or occupiers for contraventions.
No births or deaths occurred on boats whilst lying at the wharves in Kensignton, and no cases
of infectious disease were reported.