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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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an assessment of points to be awarded on medical grounds was made in
140 cases.
Provision of new housing accommodation
The post-war housing schemes completed in Kensington by the
Council have provided 1,414 flats. The total number of properties under
Council management at the end of 1959 is summarized in the following table
Housing Properties
| 1890 Act | 18 | |
| Cottage Estates | 220 | |
| 1919 Conversions | 95 | |
| Pre-war Flats | 325 | |
| Sundry Properties | 75 | 733 |
| Temporary Bungalows | 62 | |
| Compulsory Purchase Areas | 15 | |
| 1949 Act Conversions | 85 | |
| Post-war Flats | 1,414 | 1,576 |
| Nos. 27/29, Hazlewood Crescent | 10 | |
| Requisitioned Properties-purchased | 229 |
Other Properties
| Henry Dickens Court Garages | 10 | |
| Ingelow House Garages | 12 | |
| 25, Basing Street Garages | 2 | |
| Gadsden Mews Stores and Stables | 17 | |
| Lonsdale Mews Stores and Stables | 17 | |
| Treverton Street Garages | 12 | 70 |
| Requisitioned Properties (in Familv Units) | 285 | |
| 2,903 | ||
Other schemes for building new housing accommodation are in
various stages of preparation.
FACTORIES
Section 128 of the Factories Act, 1937, requires the Medical
Officer of Health to make an annual report in regard to the Council's
functions under the Act. The following tables give the prescribed
particulars in the form requested by the Ministry of Health in circular
No. l/60 dated 8th January, 1960.