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 and Chelsea 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington & Chelsea Borough]
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2. Cases in which DEFECTS were found:
| Particulars | Number of cases in which defects were found | No. of cases In which prosecutions were instituted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
| Want of Cleanliness (S.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 | - | - | - | - | - |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 14 | 13 | - | 4 | - |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other offences against Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | - | - | - | - | - |
| TOTALS | 15 | 13 | - | 5 | - |
Part VIII of the Act Outwork (Sections 133 and 134)
| Nature of Work | Section 133 | Section 134 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of outworker in August lists required by Section 133(11(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 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Curtains and furniture hangings | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Artificial flowers | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Boxmaking | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feather sorting | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Packing of glass fibre rods in cellophane | - | - | - | - | -- | - |
| Lampshades | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| TOTALS | 38 | - | - | - | - | |
During the year, 45 inspections were made of outworkers' premises, and no
infectious disease was reported from any premises where home work was carried on.