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 Borough]
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SANITARY INSPECTION. The following table shows a summary of the inspections, etc., carried out by the male sanitary inspectors during the year:—
DESCRIPTION OF INSPECTIONS. &c. | NUMBER OF DISTRICT | Housing Inspector. | Grand Total | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||
315 | 190 | 150 | 292 | 266 | 199 | 199 | 188 | 261 | 137 | 7 | 2,204 | |
Complaints received | 204 | 96 | 124 | 186 | 171 | 197 | 182 | 180 | 250 | 134 | 7 | 1,731 |
Houses inspected on complaint | 199 | 100 | 133 | 190 | 167 | 216 | 200 | 200 | 257 | 131 | 7 | 1,800 |
„ after infectious disease | 220 | 142 | 112 | 130 | 113 | 73 | 43 | 56 | 76 | 15 | 6 | 986 |
Re-inspections | 1,040 | 244 | 1,119 | 1,390 | 1,193 | 1,342 | 1,535 | 631 | 1,521 | 1221 | 17 | 11,253 |
Complaints received | 111 | 94 | 26 | 106 | 95 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 3 | — | 473 |
Houses inspected on complaint | 111 | 98 | 26 | 112 | 89 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 3 | — | 480 |
First annual inspection (furnished Houses) | — | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 23 |
Re-inspections „ „ | — | 12 | — | 7 | 14 | 37 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 71 |
First annual inspection (unfurnished houses) | 91 | 359 | 208 | 200 | 474 | 112 | 27 | 25 | 112 | 32 | — | 1,640 |
Re-inspections „ „ | 296 | 1,828 | 1,207 | 807 | 1,316 | 523 | 339 | 15 | 424 | 166 | 272 | 7,223 |
Initial inspections (including preparation or revision of house to house card) | 88 | 151 | 174 | 120 | 144 | 77 | 88 | 83 | 98 | 92 | 124 | 1,239 |
Re-inspections | 42 | 125 | 112 | 215 | 220 | 78 | 94 | 40 | 27 | 35 | 1,67'2 | 2,660 |
Primary inspections | 4 | 29 | 47 | 6 | 22 | 12 | 6 | — | 18 | 19 | 92 | 255 |
Re-inspections | 2 | 22 | 75 | — | 13 | 33 | 2 | — | 13 | 83 | 53 | 296 |
House drains tested and inspected | 52 | 49 | 116 | 50 | 96 | 79 | 465 | 54 | 223 | 312 | 153 | 1,649 |
Voluntary drainage work | ||||||||||||
Applications made | 42 | — | 7 | 40 | 13 | 67 | 6 | 63 | 70 | 126 | — | 434 |
Plans submitted | 10 | — | 8 | 22 | 27 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 29 | 48 | — | 207 |
Inspections of workshops | 21 | 41 | 93 | 44 | 87 | 14 | 50 | 114 | 80 | 31 | — | 575 |
„ factories | 33 | 34 | 27 | 23 | 43 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 201 |
„ bakehouses | 35 | 25 | 28 | 13 | 34 | 16 | 21 | 28 | 23 | 6 | — | 229 |
„ ice cream premises | 43 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | — | 79 |
„ other food premises | 141 | 72 | 86 | 56 | 277 | 219 | 15 | 82 | 173 | 156 | — | 1,277 |
„ mews | 225 | 167 | 217 | 95 | 87 | 204 | 177 | 308 | 346 | 163 | 8 | 1,997 |
Smoke observations | 82 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 89 | 8 | 55 | 3 | 281 |
Other inspections | 661 | 261 | 485 | 563 | 481 | 347 | 357 | 913 | 583 | 365 | 92 | 5,108 |
Canal boats inspections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 |
„ „ re-inspections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | 63 |