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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REFUSE REMOVAL FROM MEWS.
The common dustbins installed by the council in 1921, in 18 mewsways in North Kensington
at the expense of the owners, have continued to prove a satisfactory arrangement for storing
house refuse in these particular mews, in which there are a number of dwellings, stables and
costermongers' stores. In two mewsways the owners have adopted the container system.
The problem of securing hygienic conditions in mewsways has been tackled with considerable
success during past years as a result of close co.operation between the officers in the public health
department and the borough engineer's department.
SEWERAGE AND DRAINAGE.
Every house in the borough is connected with the water carriage system for the disposal of
sewage and, generally speaking, house drainage in Kensington is very satisfactory.
The following table deals with(a) drainage work undertaken voluntarily by owners and supervised by the officers of the public health department, and (b) all drainage work required by notices served under the Public Health (London) Act, and carried out under the supervision of the sanitary inspectors:—
Voluntary work. | Work under notice. | |
---|---|---|
Plans submitted | 232 | 76 |
Plans approved by the council | 232 | 76 |
Total reconstruction of drains of premises | 40 | 50 |
Partial reconstruction of drains of premises | 60 | 23 |
Repairs to drains by " Economic Method " | 5 | 10 |
Other sanitary works, such as new soil pipes, baths, sinks and lavatory basins | 2,753 | 1,212 |
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 | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||
Total complaints received . | 396 | 251 | 143 | 283 | 225 | 203 | 193 | 215 | 286 | 139 | - | 2,334 |
Public Health (London) Act, 1891. | ||||||||||||
Complaints received | 303 | 104 | 84 | 150 | 124 | 199 | 183 | 213 | 278 | 124 | - | 1,762 |
Houses inspected on complaint | 303 | 112 | 90 | 157 | 128 | 211 | 200 | 229 | 290 | 135 | 1,855 | |
„ after infectious disease | 222 | 264 | 135 | 141 | 133 | 88 | 79 | 67 | 100 | 8 | - | 1,240 |
Re-inspections | 546 | 462 | 1,237 | 1,623 | 1,345 | 1,419 | 1,731 | 545 | 2,183 | 758 | - | 11,849 |
By-Laws re houses let in lodgings | ||||||||||||
Complaints received | 93 | 147 | 59 | 133 | 101 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 15 | - | 572. |
Houses inspected on complaint. | 93 | 149 | 59 | 136 | 110 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 15 | - | 587 |
First annual inspections (furnished houses) | - | 2 | 5 | 8 | - | 11 | - | - | 1 | 12 | - | 39 |
Re-inspections „ „ | - | - | - | 7 | - | 11 | - | - | - | 23 | - | 41 |
First annual inspections (unfurnished houses) | 197 | 467 | 264 | 93 | 312 | 85 | 61 | 33 | 51 | 10 | - | 1,573 |
Re-inspections „ „ | 31 | 1,675 | 1,794 | 691 | 1,060 | 325 | 272 | 16 | 334 | 119 | 127 | 6,444 |
Housing Acts, 1925 & 1930— | ||||||||||||
Initial inspections (including preparation or revision of house-to-house card) | 69 | 242 | 173 | 144 | 150 | 31 | 69 | 105 | 85 | 39 | 129 | 1,236 |
Re-inspections | 2 | 59 | 82 | 38 | 1 | 23 | - | 1 | 147 | 1 | 1,390 | 1,744 |
Underground living rooms | ||||||||||||
Primary inspections | 427 | 734 | 712 | 587 | 444 | 351 | 41 | 34 | 22 | - | 73 | 3,425 |
Re-inspections | - | 185 | 316 | 36 | 22 | 70 | 120 | 86 | 45 | - | 78 | 958 |
Drainage. | ||||||||||||
House drains tested and in spected | 43 | 103 | 127 | 78 | 88 | 73 | 495 | 44 | 273 | 62 | 187 | 1,573 |
Voluntary drainage work | ||||||||||||
Applications made | 50 | 7 | 17 | 55 | 43 | 63 | 114 | 122 | 114 | 111 | - | 696 |
Plans submitted | 9 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 25 | 39 | 35 | 41 | 38 | - | 232 |
Inspections of workshops | 4 | 35 | 41 | 10 | 39 | 8 | 24 | 79 | 51 | 84 | - | 375 |
„ factories | 11 | 25 | 32 | 14 | 37 | 21 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 10 | - | 182 |
„ bakehouses | 29 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 9 | - | 146 |
„ ice cream premises | 20 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 17 | - | - | 8 | 1 | - | - | 71 |
„ other food premises | 355 | 100 | 236 | 102 | 454 | 227 | 57 | 98 | 73 | 53 | - | 1,755 |
„ mews | 122 | 202 | 182 | 63 | 106 | 95 | 299 | 231 | 106 | 175 | - | 1,681 |
Smoke observations | 30 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | 8 | 67 | — | — | - | 124 |
Other inspections | 525 | 321 | 537 | 570 | 496 | 384 | 493 | 1,121 | 560 | 172 | 15 | 5,194 |
Canal boats inspections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
„ ,, re-inspections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 39 | 39 |