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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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The following table gives a summary of the factories on the Council's register at the end of the year, indicating the types of business carried on, whether or not mechanical power is used, and where situated - i.e., North or South Kensingtons:-
| Factory - Business | North Kensington | South Kensington | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mech. | N-M. | Mech. | N-M. | |
| Bakers and Confectioners | 6 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| Belt and Button Manufacturers | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Builders and Decorators | 9 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| Building Construction | 9 | — | — | - |
| Carton Making and Salvage | 2 | — | — | — |
| Coffee Grinding and Roasting | 1 | — | 3 | — |
| Cosmetics and Toilet Preparations | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Dental Mechanics | 2 | — | 2 | - |
| Disinfectants | 1 | — | — | - |
| Display Works and Signwriting | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Doll and Toy Manufacturers | 4 | 2 | — | - |
| Dressmaking | 14 | — | 30 | 7 |
| Drug Manufacturers | — | 1 | - | - |
| Dyers and Cleaners | 8 | 1 | 9 | - |
| Electro Platers | 2 | — | - | - |
| Engineering (Electro) | 10 | - | 6 | 3 |
| Engineering (Mech.) | 20 | — | 7 | - |
| Electrical Generating Stations | 2 | — | 1 | - |
| Film Editing and Slide Making | 1 | — | — | - |
| Furriers | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| Gas Works | 1 | - | — | — |
| Glass Cutting and Polishing | 2 | - | 2 | — |
| Handbags and Shopping Bags | 1 | — | - | 1 |
| Ice Cube and Cream Manufacturers | 2 | — | — | — |
| Jewellers and Watchmakers | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Lamp Shade Manufacturers | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Laundries | 9 | - | 5 | — |
| Leather Goods | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| Metal Merchants | 8 | - | 3 | 1 4 |
| Milliners | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Motor Car Assessories | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| M.V.R. and Garages | 50 | 1 | 66 | 1 |
| Musical Instruments | - | - | 2 | - |
| Needle Grinding | 1 | - | - | - |
| Novelty Goods | 1 | - | - | - |
| Office Equipment | - | - | 1 | - |
| Oil Blenders and Packers | 2 | - | 1 | |
| Paint Makers and Storers | 1 | - | 1 | — |
| Photographers | 3 | - | 5 | 3 |
| Picture Frame Makers | 1 | — | 3 | - |
| Plastics | 5 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Printers and Bookbinders | 13 | - | 6 | — |
| Radio and Television | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Rubber Goods Manufacturers | 1 | - | 1 | — |
| Rag Merchants | 1 | 1 | — | - |
| Sausage Makers | 11 | — | 5 | — |
| Scientific & Hospital Instruments | 2 | — | 2 | - |
| Shoe Makers and Repairers | 4 | — | 10 | - |
| Silk Screen Printing and Spraying | 3 | — | 1 | - |
| Starch and Soda Manufacturers | 1 | — | — | - |
| Soft Furnishings and Upholstery | 14 | 4 | 16 | 6 |
| Stone Masons | 1 | — | 1 | - |
| Sweet Making and Packing | 1 | 1 | — | 8 |
| Tailoring | 8 | 1 | 9 | - |
| Tool Making | 5 | — | 2 | - |
| Undertakers | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Wax Workers | 2 | - | - | - |
| Weaving | - | — | 1 | - |
| Woodworkers (Joiners, etc.) | 7 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| Wheelwrights | 1 | — | - | - |
| Miscellaneous | 12 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| TOTAL | 284 | 30 | 259 | 70 |