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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 and Chelsea 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington & Chelsea Borough]
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Notification of Accidents.
| There were 131 accidents notified during the year, which are classified as under in accordance with the premises in which they occurred:- | |
| Departmental stores | 53 |
| Multiple Food Retailers | 26 |
| Multiple Catering Firms | 10 |
| Hotels | 7 |
| Airlines | 7 |
| Multiple Off-licence Firms | 4 |
| Food Manufacturers' Warehouses | 3 |
| Public Houses | 2 |
| Multiple Dairy Depots | 2 |
| Multiple Book Sellers | 2 |
| Banks | 2 |
| Multiple Chemists | 2 |
| Multiple General Retail shops | 1 |
| Multiple Hairdressers | 1 |
| Public Utility | 1 |
| International Hotel | 1 |
| Mail Order firm | 1 |
| Restaurant | 1 |
| Large office | 1 |
| Small Retail shop | 1 |
| Retail Greengrocer | 1 |
| Retail Dress Shop | 1 |
| Display firm | 1 |
| 131 | |
Main Causation of the Accidents.
| Power-driven machinery or relevant part in motion | 2 |
| Vehicle in motion not moved by power | 1 |
| Stationary vehicle | 1 |
| Hand tools | 10 |
| Falls on or from fixed stairs | 17 |
| Falls on or from ladders or step ladders | 2 |
| Other falls from one level to another | 6 |
| Falls on the same level | 18 |
| Stepping on or striking against object or person | 18 |
| Handling goods | 43 |
| Struck by falling object | 9 |
| Not otherwise specified | 4 |
| 131 |
LAND CHARGES.
The number of enquiries dealt with during the year was 4,889.
These concerned outstanding statutory or informal notices, closing
orders, smoke control orders and certificates of disrepair, etc.