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Kensington and Chelsea 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington & Chelsea Borough]
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PART VIII OF THE ACT OUTWORK (Sections 133 and 134)
| Section 133 | Section 134 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nature of work | No. of outworkers in August lists required by Section 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. | 127 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cleaning and washing | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Household linen | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Curtains and furniture hangings | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Furniture and Upholstery | 29 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Boxmaking | 21 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Artificial flowers | 32 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Carding, etc., of buttons, etc. | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Stuffed toys | 27 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lampshades | 6 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paper bags | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TOTAL | 256 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
During the year, 153 inspections of outworkers' premises were made, but in no
case was action necessary to prevent work being carried out in unwholesome premises.
No instanceof infectious disease occurring in premises where homework 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 Kensington in 1963, and in Chelsea in
1964, and at the present time there are nine basement bakehouses in use in the borough.
They are as follows:-
151 Earls Court Road
65 Golborne Road
139 Portland Road
178 Fulham Road
79 Golborne Road