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 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington & Chelsea Borough]
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2. Cases in which DEFECTS were found:
| Particulars (1) | Number of cases in which defects were found | No. of cases in which prosecutions were instituted (6) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found (2) | Remedied (3) | Referred | |||
| To H.M. Inspector (4) | By H.M. Inspector (5) | ||||
| Want of Cleanliness (S.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 | 40 | 18 | - | 1 | - |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Other offences against Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| TOTALS | 44 | 18 | 1 | ||
Part VIII of the Act Outwork (Sections 133 and 134)
| Nature of Work <»> | Section 133 | Section 134 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of outworkers in August lists required by Section 1 33(1)(c) (2) | No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council (3) | No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists (4) | No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises (5) | Notices served (6) | Prosecutions (7) | |
| Wearing apparel | 22 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Curtains and furniture hangings | 1 | _ | _ | — | — | — |
| Artificial flowers | - | - | - | — | — | — |
| Boxmaking | - | - | - | - | — | — |
| Feather sorting | - | - | — | — | — | — |
| Packing of glass fibre rods in cellophane | _ | — | _ | — | — | — |
| Lampshades | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| TOTALS | 24 | - | - | - | - | - |
During the year, 47 inspections were made of outworkers' premises, and no
infectious disease was reported from any premises where home work was carried on.