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Kensington 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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Part VIII of the Act
Outwork
(Sections 133 and 134)
| Nature of Work | Section 133 | Section 134 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No.of Outworkers in August listsrequired by Sec. 133 (1) (c) | No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council | No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists | No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises | Notices served | Prosecutions | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | |
| Wearing apparel: | |||||||
| Making, etc. | 142 | . | - | - | - | - | |
| Cleaning and washing | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Household linen | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Curtains and furniture hangings | 4 | - | - | - | . | - | |
| Furniture & Upholstery | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Boxmaking | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Feather sorting | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Artificial flowers | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Carding, etc. of buttons, etc. | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Stuffed toys | 55 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Cosaques, Christmas Stockings | 1 | -_ | -_ | - | - | - | |
| Lampshades | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Paper Bags | 3 | — | - | - | - | - | |
| TOTAL | 272 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | |
During the year, 223 inspections of outworkers' premises were
made, but in no case was action necessary to prevent work being carried
out 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, 1961 (Section 70), requires the Council to
inspect in every fifth year all basement bakehouses in the borough for
which certificates of suitability have been issued. The certificates
continue to operate if the Council are satisfied that the bakehouses are
still suitable.
The last quinquennial review was made in 1963, and at the
present time there are 6 basement bakehouses in use in the borough.
They are as follows:-
151, Earls Court Road 178, Fulham Road
65, Golborne Road 79, Golborne Road
139, Portland Road 46, Walton Street