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Kensington 1925

The annual report on the health of the Borough for the year1925

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SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA. SANITARY INSPECTION. The following table shows a summary of the inspections, etc., carried out by the Male Sanitary Inspectors during the year:—

DESCRIPTION OF INSPECTIONS. &c.NUMBER OF DISTRICTGrand Total
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Complaints received Public Health (London) Act, 1891.311218920423421911225341391742531772145
Houses inspected on complaint20916820519321941126741481392651691875
„ after Infectious Disease Primary Routine House Inspec11221096289186688159497316753 1322
tions -10994811763231586437238177
Re-inspections By-Laws re Houses Let in Lodgings13811672129127513631293-858741121260511024
Complaints received First Annual Inspection (Fur98-14024442---6-15329
nished Houses) ...6-122811966
Re-inspections „ ,, First Annual Inspection (Unfur13-34307566-207---623
nished Houses)53-445196160-139-151451687189381519
Re-inspections „ „ Housing Act, 1925.4941629340866372606148684352912535718
Initial Inspections101190737552172522298010319059138961610
Re-inspections Underground Living Rooms.1029651241083729974955428353694
Primary Inspections4541834541288136751404
Re-inspections Drainage. House Drains Tested and In11716918119913571449
spected4419111511232167262203693151363111138
Re-inspections Factories, Food Premises, &c.37396151152272224830320251156
Inspections of Workshops203250531011016419579187900
„ Factories85237511075954438320
„ Bakehouses36262343421422316416317
„ Slaughterhouses2b817211274239255
„ Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops -„ Ice Cream pre391426204033974158843401
mises „ other Food Pre4725834-1625-33172428239
mises152131107474405564-1741462692872322
„ Mews276317247834951741532554704534373828
Smoke Observations70211882152813873427
Other Inspections Food and Drugs Acts, &c.54983352652973732533183644092603473517
Samples taken (formal & informal)125--142-128----1151195634