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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he most conveniently practicable, I added to the above report
a statement showing certain particulars in respect to the
six Sanitary Districts as they were constituted in February,
1896, as follows:—
NORTH KENSINGTON.
Sanitary District | Area in Acres | Population in 1896. | No. of separate Families, in 1891 | No of Inhabited Houses in 1891. | No. of Tenements of less than five rooms in 1891. | Present number of Registered Houses |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
North | ||||||
NorthEast | ||||||
NorthWest | ||||||
Totals | 857 | |||||
SOUTH KENSINGTON. | ||||||
Sanitary District | Area in Acres | Population in 1896. | No of separate Families in 191. | No of Inhabited Houses in 1891 | No. of Tenements of less than, five rorms, in 1891. | Present number of Registered Houses |
Central | ||||||
SouthEast | 5,105 | |||||
SouthWest | 31,860 | 393 | ||||
Totals |
The report concluded with the observation that the above
figures would appear to support the view taken by the Joint
Committees, and endorsed by your Vestry, in February 1896,
that in any re¬arrangement of the sanitary districts "the three
districts south of High¬street, Notting¬hill, and Holland¬park
avenue, should not be interfered with."
On October 7th, a special meeting of your Vestry was
held to receive the report of the Sanitary Committee on the
reference of the 15th July, directing them to "arrange for an
increase of sanitary inspection in the Notting Dale
district, as suggested by the Special Committee." The
Committee reported that they had "come to the conclusion
that the only alternative to an increase of the