London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1859
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]
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The following is the list of nuisances reported by me to the Sewers and
Sanitary Committee, and the result of the remedial measures adopted for
their removal:—
PROCEEDINGS UNDER NUISANCE REMOVAL ACT,
From March 25th, 1859, to March 25th, 1860.
Number of complaints made 424
Complaints unnecessary 34
Notices served 260
Summonses heard at Police Court 36
Magistrates' Orders made 31
Rooms cleansed and whitewashed 141
Drains cleansed and repaired 32
Drains cleansed only 29
New pipe drains laid down to sewer 16
Drains and sinks trapped 44
Cesspools emptied and abolished 21
Privies panned and trapped 31
Privies cleansed 16
Privies supplied with water 35
Privies abolished, new ones erected 2
Houses supplied with water 2
Accumulations of dung and other offensive nuisances removed 73
Number of Pigs removed 87
New dung pits erected 2
New dust bins 5
Yards repaved 6
"Works not yet done from change of ownership 8
Basements unoccupied, not being conformable to Act 12
Ventilation of houses improved 2
Old offensive sewer abolished 1
Offensive business discontinued 1
Seizure of unwholsome food 1
Cases not carried out for want of sewers 2
This, of course only represents the cases in which complaints are made