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Kensington 1924

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

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TABLE VIA. Summary of Works completed by the Sanitary Inspectors during the Year 1924.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK, &c.NUMBER OF DISTRICT.Grand Total
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House Drains re-constructed6434342313143
Defective Drains repaired202491042212723029151
House Drains cleansed343514961123051712089372
Water-closets reconstructed, repaired, &c.1471025242166881727173565596
Water-closets supplied with water108527108416214610754343
Water-closets, new, provided27667413136578
Soil-pipes ventilated, repaired, &c.561101742042616136
Soil-pipes, new, provided541424212221351
Cisterns cleaned, covered, &c.174228124141879824246
Yards, Areas paved, drained, repaired538721312117571225123363432
Dustbins provided97112906623664215293412687787
Ashpits abolished614141312442727103
Accumulations of filth, &c., removed315727291151917217395
Animals removed782851237
Overcrowding abated13151134331
Underground Rooms, illegal occupation discontinued352511365
Roofs repaired10988509069789732234613742861
Houses provided with water above basement floor242176569038241221213368
Dampness in Dwellings remedied70411084453312624121726470
Houses closed under Sect. 17, Housing Act, 1909112
Repairs of Houses completed under Sect. 28, Housing Act, 1919611320
Infectious Disease Cases removed140943083611295926748605
Houses Disinfected after Infectious Diseases (including Bedding, Clothing, &c,)1131152611763154817612945820
Rooms in such Houses, disinfected after Infectious Disease13517030122711122154107236841,232
Houses cleansed under Houses Let in Lodgings By-laws99221577610241151611311814
Verminous Houses cleansed (including Bedding, Clothing, &c1076533514413251014688384
Verminous Rooms cleansed in such Houses3089883588612591319886758
Dirty Bedding cleansed6611.—6130
Dirty Bedding destroyed2112118
Other Sanitary Works executed93190177171430179374637821252092,010