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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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Other schemes for building new housing accommodation are in
various stages of preparation.
FACTORIES
Section 128 of the Factories Act, 1937, requires the Medical
Officer of Health to make an annual report in regard to the Council's
functions under the Act. The following tables give the prescribed
particulars in the form requested by the Ministry of Health in
Circular No.1/62, dated 18th January, 1962.
Part I of the Act 1 - INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by public health inspectors)
| Premises (1) | No. on Register (2) | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections (3) | Written notices (4) | Occupiers prosecuted (5) | ||
| (i) Factories in which Sees. 1,2,3,4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 115 | 109 | 2 | - |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Sec. 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 543 | 313 | 4 | - |
| (iii) Other premises in which Sec.7 is enforced by the Local Authority (exclud-ing out-workers' premises) | 44 | 13 | - | _ |
| TOTAL | 702 | 435 | 6 | - |
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.")
| Particulars (1) | Number of cases in which defects were | No. of cases in which prosecutions were instituted (6) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found (2) | Remedied (3) | Referred | |||
| To H.M. Inspector (4) | By H.M. Inspector (5) | ||||
| Want of cleanliness (S.l) | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | - | - | - | - | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | _ | _ | - | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | - | - | - | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | - | _ | - | - | - |
| Sanitary conveniences (S.7): (a) insufficient | 1 | 1 | — | - | - |
| (b) unsuitable or defective | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | - |
| (c) not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 | — | - | - |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | - | - | - | - | - |
| TOTAL | 7 | 6 | - | 3 | - |