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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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with the borough during 1956:-
Inspections
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of Inspections | Number of Written Notices |
|---|---|---|---|
| Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are enforced by the Council | 182 | 170 | 1 |
| Factories in which Section 7 is enforced by the Council (not included above) | 544 | 558 | 19 |
| TOTALS | 726 | 728 | 20 |
The following table shows the number of cases added to and the number removed from the notification register during the year :-
| Description | Respiratory | Non Respiratory | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | ||
| On register of notifications on 1st January, 1956 | 840 | 699 | 75 | 95 | 1,709 |
| Notified for the first time during the year | 130 | 104 | 10 | 14 | 258 |
| Brought to notice other than by notification | 96 | 80 | 1 | 6 | 183 |
| Removed from register on account of having - | |||||
| (a) recovered from the disease | 25 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 50 |
| (b) removed from district lost sight of, etc. | 192 | 162 | 14 | 14 | 382 |
| (c) died Remaining on register on | 23 | 13 | - | 2 | 38 |
| 31st December, 1956 | 826 | 688 | 71 | 95 | 1,680 |
During 1956, no prosecutions were instituted under the
Factories Act, 1937.
Outworkers
The following table shows the nature of the work carried out by the hundred and nine home workers on the register of outworkers during 1956:-
| Nature of Work | Number |
|---|---|
| Wearing apparel - making, etc. | 71 |
| Artificial flowers | 14 |
| Carding etc. of buttons, etc. | 4 |
| Stuffed toys | 13 |
| Lampshades | 1 |
| Chocolates and sweetmeats | 6 |
| 109 |
During the year, one hundred and fifty-four inspections of