Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Parish]
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NORTH KENSINGTON. | SOUTH KENSINGTON. | Total forWhole Parish. | |||||||
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Dresmakers. | Laundries. | Miscellaneous. | Total. | Dressmakers | Laundries. | Miscel laneous | Total. | ||
Workshops, &e.. Number on the Register | 94 | 210 | 25 | 329 | 253 | 24 | 19 | 296 | 625 |
„ Number of Workrooms therein | 127 | 489 | 32 | 648 | 467 | 47 | 22 | 536 | 1,184 |
„ Number of Inspections of | 150 | 437 | 641 | 407 | 45 | 47 | 499 | 1,140 | |
„ Number of Reinspec tions of | 14 | 144 | 2 | 160 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 208 |
Workrooms, Number of Inspections of | 203 | 1,221 | 68 | 1,492 | 728 | 95 | 57 | 880 | 2,372 |
„ found to be Overcrowded | 2 | 4 | ... | 6 | 16 | ... | 2 | 18 | 24 |
„ found to be insufficiently ventilated | 2 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 28 |
„ found to be in a dirty condition | 8 | 89 | 3 | 100 | 36 | 2 | 5 | 43 | 143 |
Workshops, &c., newly discovered and registered since March 1st. 1896 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 57 |
„ Workrooms therein measured | 10 | 12 | 4 | 26 | 45 | 5 | 3 | 53 | 79 |
„ Removed from Register | 17 | 12 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 66 |
Houses visited for enquiry at which no female hands were employed | 35 | 24 | 10 | 69 | 63 | 11 | 17 | 91 | 160 |
Statutory Notices, and Written Intimations Served | 6 | 147 | 2 | 155 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 191 |
Nuisances referred to M.O.H. to be dealt with | 8 | 40 | 2 | 50 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 68 |