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Kensington 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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The following is a summary of works completed under the supervision of the sanitary inspectors during the year (excluding war damage repairs) :-
| House drains reconstructed | 20 |
| „ „ additions to | 23 |
| Defective drains repaired | 95 |
| House drains cleansed. | 147 |
| Water-closets reconstructed | 22 |
| „ repaired | 71 |
| „ new provided | 23 |
| „ supplied with water | 25 |
| Soil pipes ventilated, repaired, etc. | 18 |
| „ new provided | 7 |
| Ventilating pipes, new provided | 22 |
| Baths, new provided | 23 |
| Sinks, new provided | 21 |
| Lavatory basins , new provided | 115 |
| Waste pipes, new provided | 39 |
| Cisterns cleansed | 10 |
| „ covered | 15 |
| Taps fixed on rising main | 28 |
| Yards, areas paved, drained, repaired | 17 |
| Dustbins provided | 62 |
| Accumulations of filth, etc.. removed | 197 |
| Overcrowding abated | 6 |
| Animals removed | 17 |
| Roofs repaired | 206 |
| Houses provided with water above basement level | 5 |
| Dampness in dwellings remedied | 309 |
| Infectious disease cases removed | 178 |
| Houses disinfected after infectious disease (including bedding,clothing,etc.) | 629 |
| Rooms in such houses disinfected after infectious disease | 644 |
| Houses cleansed under houses let in lodgings by-laws | 52 |
| Cleansing of houses not on register | 40 |
| Verminous houses cleansed (including bedding, clothing, etc.) | 1,281 |
| Verminous rooms in such houses cleansed | 1,363 |
| Dirty bedding cleansed | 68 |
| „ „ destroyed | 5 |
| Other sanitary works executed | 285 |
HOUSING
Inspection of dwelling houses during the year:-
(i) (a) Total no. of dwelling-houses inspected
for housing defects (under Public
Health or Housing Acts) 2,003
(b) No. of inspections made for purpose 15,238
(ii)(a) No. of dwelling houses (included
under sub-head (i) above) which
were inspected and recorded under
the Housing Consolidated Regulations,
1925 16
(b) No, of inspections made for purpose 52
(iii) No. of dwelling houses found to be in
a state so dangerous or injurious to
health as to be unfit for human
habitation Nil
(iv) No, of dwelling houses (exclusive of
those referred to under the preceding
sub-head) found not to be in all respects
fit for human habitation 1,203
(War damage excluded).