London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1926
The annual report on the health of the Borough for the year1926
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The following table shows the number of notices which have been issued in respect of nuisances, defects, etc., found in the various districts during the year:—
| NUMBER OF DISTRICT | Temporary Inspectors. | Grand Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Kind of Notices Issued. Public Health (London) Act, 1891. | |||||||||||||
| Intimations | 388 | 793 | 254 | 623 | 453 | 202 | 255 | 87 | 262 | 173 | 393 | 349 | 4232 |
| Statutory Notices | 69 | 228 | 41 | 185 | 171 | 104 | 42 | 27 | 42 | 47 | 52 | 93 | 1101 |
| Final | 7 | 99 | 1 | 56 | 52 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 31 | 290 |
| Summonses issued | 6 | 12 | 8 | 23 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 92 |
| Housing Act, 1925. | |||||||||||||
| Sect. 3 (Repairs) | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 37 |
| Sec. 127 (Entry) | 11 | 26 | 2 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 29 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 115 |
| Underground Room Habitation | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 7 |
| Removal of Manure | 4 | 19 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 9 | 32 | — | — | 68 |
| Smoke Nuisance Notices - | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Rent Restrictions Act Certificates - | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 11 |
| Special Notices included under Public Health (London) Act, 1891, relating to Factories | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 |
| ,, Workshops | — | 8 | — | — | 10 | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | 25 |
| „ Bakehouses | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Other Notices | 13 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 34 | — | 55 |
| Report of Wasteof Water to M.W.B. | 8 | 17 | — | 16 | 10 | 15 | — | 15 | 31 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 127 |
| „ Dangerous Structures to L.C.C. | 16 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 60 |