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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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Defects found
| Particulars | No. of defects found | No. of defects remedied | No. of defects referred | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| To H. M. Inspectors | By H. M. Inspectors | |||
| Want of cleanliness | — | _ | ||
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation | — | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | - | — | _ | _ |
| Sanitary conveniences:— | ||||
| (a) insufficient | 2 | — | — | |
| (b) unsuitable or defective | 22 | 16 | - | |
| (c) not separate for sexes | — | — | — | |
| Other offences (not including offences relating to Homework) | — | — | — | — |
| TOTALS | 26 | 18 | — | |
During 1954, no prosecutions were instituted under the
Factories Act, 1937.
Outworkers The following table shows the nature of the work carried out by the one hundred and fifty-one home workers on the register of outworkers during 1954:-
| Wearing apparel - making, etc. | |
| Artificial flowers | |
| Paper bags, etc. | |
| Carding etc. of buttons, etc. | |
| Stuffed toys | |
| Cosaques, crackers, stockings, etc. | |
| Furniture and upholstery | |
| Lampshades | |
During the year, one hundred and twenty—nine inspections
of outworkers' premises were made, but in no case was action
necessary to prevent work being carried on in unwholesome
premises.
No instance of infectious disease occurring in premises,
where home work is carried on, was reported during the year.
Basement Bakehouses
The Factories Act, 1937, (Section 54), requires the
Council to carry out (in every fifth year) an examination of
all basement bakehouses in the borough, for which certificates
of suitability have been issued and are still in force.
The quinquennial inspections for the year 1953/54 were
made of twenty—seven underground bakehouses in respect of which
certificates still operated.
In thirteen cases the Council decided to give notice that