London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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Part 1 of the Act 1-INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by public health inspectors)
| Number of | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premises(1) | No. on Register(2) | Inspections(3) | Written notices(4) | Occupiers prosecuted(5) |
| (i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 135 | 63 | 1 | - |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 558 | 279 | 9 | - |
| (iii) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (ex- cluding out-workers'premises) | - | - | - | - |
| TOTAL | 691 | 342 | 10 | - |
2 - Cases in which DEFECTS were found (If defects are discovered at the premises on two, three or more separate occasions they should be reckoned as two, three or more "cases")
| Number of cases in which defects were | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Particulars(1) | Found(2) | Remedied(3) | Referred | No. of cases inwhich prosecut-ions were instituted(6) | |
| To H.M.Inspector(4) | By H.M. Inspector(5) | ||||
| Want of cleanliness (S.l) | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | - | - | - | l | |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary conveniences (S-7) | |||||
| (a) insufficient | - | - | - | — | - |
| (b) unsuitable or defective | 9 | 6 | _ | 1 | |
| (c) not separate for sexes | - | _ | - | - | |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | - | - | - | - | - |
| TOTAL | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | |