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Kensington 1895

The annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., &c., of the Parish of St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington for the year 1895

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Sanitary Districts.—For sanitary purposes the parish
comprises seven districts served by a like number of Sanitary
Inspectors. Four of these districts are in the North
Kensington division and three in the South Kensington
division. The sanitary districts in North Kensington are
named respectively North; North-East; North-West.
Division A and North-West Division B. The sanitary
districts in South Kensington are named respectively Central;
South-East, and South-West.
The said districts are delimited as follows:
The North District comprises the area north of the
Hammersmith and City railway, with the exception of a small
group of streets west of St. Mark's-road included in the
North-West District, Division B.
The North-East District comprises the area bounded
on the north by the railway, on the south by High-street-
Notting Hill, and Holland-park-avenue, on the west by
Ladbroke-grove, and on the east by the parish boundary.
The North-West District, Division A, is bounded on
the north by the railway, oil the south by Holland-park-avenue,
on the east by Ladbroke-grove, and on the west, from the
railway, by Walmer-road and Princes-road, to the eastern end
of St. KatherineWoad. The portion of the parish south of
St. Katherine's-road, extending to Holland-park-avenue on
the south, and the boundary of the parish on the west, is
comprised in this district.
The North-West District, Division B, comprises the
remainder of North Kensington, including certain streets to
the north of the railway, and west of the North District, to
wit, Walmer-road, Bramley-road, Silchester-road, Bomore-road,
Testerton-street,Barandon-street, Manchester-street, Blechynden