Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., &c., of the Parish of St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington for the year, 1897
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north of Kensington High-street and Kensington-road, together
with a portion of the parish south of those roads and
north of a line extending, from west to east, along Pembrokeroad,
Stratford-road, and south of the Workhouse, then through
Cornwall-gardens to Queen's-gate-place,and thence northwards
so as to include Queen's-gate, Jay's mews and Kensingtongore.
The Brompton sub-district comprises the remainder of
the parish south of the above described line.
Parliamentary Divisions. North Kensington and
South Kensington are the two divisions of the Parliamentary
Borough, separated by High-street, Notting-hill, and
Holland-park-avenue: North Kensington comprises the
north, the north-east and the north-west sanitary districts,
together with a portion of the central district: South
Kensington comprises the remainder of the central district,
and the south-east and the south-west sanitary districts.
The Sanitary Districts are six in number, delimited
as follows :—
The North Sanitary District comprises the portion
of the parish to the north of the Hammersmith and City
railway, with the exception of a few streets at the south-west
corner of that area.
The North-west Sanitary District includes the
streets above referred to, its northern and eastern boundaries
extending in a somewhat curved line from Latimer-road,
along Walmer-road to St. Katharine's-road : it is bounded on
the west by St. Ann's-road (even numbers) to Latimer-road.
[The "Notting-dale" special area, hereinafter referred to,
comprises Bangor-street, Crescent-street, St. Katharine's-road,
Kenley (late William) street, and
part of Sirdar (late St. Clement's) road in the northwest
district.]