London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
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
This page requires JavaScript
sa
| No. of defective dwelling houses rendered fit in consequence of informal action by the Local Authority or their officers | 267 | |
| A.—Proceedings under Section 3 of the Housing, Act, 1925. | ||
| Number of dwelling houses in respect of which Notices were served requiring repairs | ||
| Number of dwelling houses which were rendered fit:— | 21 | |
| (b) By Local Authoritv in default of owners | 5 | |
| Number of dwelling houses in respect of which Closing Orders became operative in pursuance of declarations by owners of intention to close | Nil | |
| B.—Proceedings under Public Health Acts. | ||
| Number of dwelling houses in respect of which Notices were served requiring defects to be remedied | ||
| (2) | Number of dwelling houses in which defects were remedied:— | |
| (a) By owners | 4,157 | |
| (b) By Local Authority in default of owners | Nil | |
| C.—Proceedings under Sections 11, 14, 15 and 18 of the Housing Act, 1925. | ||
| (1) Number of representations made with a view to the making of Closing Orders— | ||
| Dwelling-houses | 1 | |
| Underground Rooms | 44 | |
| (2) | (a) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which Closing Orders were made | 1 |
| 24 | ||
| (3) | Nil | |
| (b) Number of underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the rooms having been rendered fit | Nil | |
| (4) | Number of dwelling houses in respect of which Demolition Orders were made | Nil |
| (S) | Number of dwelling houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders | Nil |
The principal improvements secured in carrying out the work indicated in the above table are as follows:—
| Houses cleansed | 2021 |
| House drains re-constructed | 76 |
| Defective drains repaired | 146 |
| House drains cleansed | 390 |
| Water closets re-constructed, repaired, &c., | 710 |
| „ „ supplied with water | 307 |
| , „ new provided - | 100 |
| Soil-pipes ventilated, repaired, &c., | 170 |
| „ new provided | 145 |
| Cisterns cleaned, covered, &c., - | 329 |
| Yards, areas paved, drained, repaired - | 397 |
| Dustbins provided | 762 |
| Ashpits abolished | 117 |
| Accumulations of filth, &c., removed | 197 |
| Animals removed | 72 |
| Overcrowding abated after service of Notice | 97 |
| Underground rooms, illegal occupation discontinued - | 44 |
| Roofs repaired | 768 |
| Houses provided with water above basement floor | 134 |
| Dampness in dwellings remedied | 523 |
| Other important repairs | 1979 |