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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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Outworkers.
The following table shows the nature of the work carried out by the 246 home workers on the register of outworkers during 1949 :-
| Nature of work | Number |
|---|---|
| Wearing apparel - | |
| (a) Making, etc. | 116 |
| (b) Cleaning and washing | 6 |
| Household linen | 5 |
| Lace, curtains, etc. | 1 |
| Fur pulling | 3 |
| Umbrellas, etc. | 1 |
| The making of boxes or other receptacles or parts thereof made wholly or partially of paper | 2 |
| Carding etc., of buttons, etc. | 54 |
| Stuffed toys | 46 |
| Basket making | 1 |
| Cosaques, crackers, stockings, etc. | 10 |
| Textile weaving | 1 |
No instance of infectious disease occurring in premises
where home work is carried on was reported during the year.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD
General
There are no abattoirs or slaughter-houses in the
borough, and no killing of animals for human consumption is
carried out.
All premises where food is prepared, stored or exposed for sale for human consumption are frequently inspected and the following is a record of the inspections made by the food inspectors engaged on this work for 1949 :-
| Food factories | 36 |
| Bakehouses - underground | 37 |
| others | 53 |
| Ice-cream premises | 226 |
| Preserved food premises | 60 |
| Butchers | 304 |
| Grocers | 507 |
| Dairies | 396 |
| Public houses | 202 |
| Greengrocers | 169 |
| Fishmongers | 182 |
| Restaurants and cafes | 453 |
| Hotels | 271 |
| Sweetshops | 132 |
| General stores | 80 |
| Street traders' premises | 91 |
| Other inspections: stalls, etc. | 413 |
| Re-inspections (all premises) | 1347 |
Clean Food Campaign
In 1948 the Council gave special consideration to the
question of protection of the public food supply. They
decided to carry out a comprehensive survey of food premises
in the borough with the object of ascertaining the improvements