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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 1924

The annual report on the health of the Borough for the year1924

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Table: TABLE VI. Summary of Inspections, &c., done by the Male Sanitary Inspectors during the year 1924.

TABLE VI. Summary of Inspections, &c., done by the Male Sanitary Inspectors during the year 1924.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK, &c.NUMBER OF DISTRICTGrand Total
1.2344a55a679910
Complaints received34016715023926152—2361221932652032093
Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
Houses inspected on complaint'2396217722921143273881281862621932055
„ after Infectious Disease1321314696—8056363608117774
Primary Routine House Inspections2213157—861—6923487141729
Re-inspections113016810021316—1185—13111286800127479610268
By-Laws re Houses Let in Lodgings
Complaints received1021051530——_941327287
First Annual Inspection (Furnished Houses)129469783
Re-inspections „ „3427229111———170————571
First Annual Inspection (Unfurnished Houses)314309273163—96—913467199871651
Re-inspections „ „7171304439943—757—1855251534443665833
Housing Acts, 1890 1919.
Initial Inspections127197175132225—299115375147531584
Re-inspections96013839112617129316811——1953056
Underground Living Rooms.
Primary Inspections109192—8447—189———1231664
Re-inspections—136—52762—4—3202475
Drainage.
House Drains Tested and Inspected12186183522061729920202062111088
Re-inspections131025143945242—32035618
Inspections of Workshops8142730—7134816238101448
„ Factories18161121——_—10571018161
„ Bakehouses34363122—20512296321'273
„ Slaughterhouses—561525———3744———294
„ Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops31323768—54561064311065602
„ Ice Cream Premises20273230_152432243742283
„ other Food Premises12118846130_3201202103712292191630
„ Mews307193473353—450—3162414685994433843
Smoke Observations528716——413447360277
Other Inspections574250183372152203831792094082202413074
Food and Drugs Acts, &c.
Samples taken (formal & informal)—13512586—39—240125125—1251000
Notices Issued.
Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
Intimations3604052955132762343952521671093541703530
Statutory Notices79106421646567414745216428769
Final1944859222046—1437724»
Summonses issued—14—236874—12—65
Housing Acts, 1890 1919
Sect. 36, 1909——2651—2—————34
Sect. 17, 1909—51—1—1——————53
Sec. '28, 1919—681———413———32
Underground Room Habitation—
Removal of Manure21—————————1013
Smoke Nuisance Orders1———————————1
Rent Restrictions Act Certificates11—9—1—51—1120
Special Notices included under Public Health (London) Act, 1891, relating to Factories—————————————
,, Workshops————————11114
„ Bakehouses———1——————337
Other Notices2—————————316
Report of Wasteof Water to M.W.B.5254184—261223696
„ Dangerous Structures to L.C.C.511—153—146—3149