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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
Chelsea 1929
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1929
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Cleansing and Disinfection.
Number of adults cleansed 15
Number of children cleansed 893
Number of rooms or premises cleansed or disinfected 660
Number of persons treated for Scabies 9
Number of articles (bedding, etc.) disinfected 2,939
Number of articles (various) destroyed 495
Disinfection Station Shelter.
Persons accommodated :—
Adults -
ChildrenMortuary.
Number of bodies received 144
Number of infectious bodies received -
Number of bodies removed to Public Mortuary on Sanitary grounds -
TABLE No. 19. Magisterial Proceedings during the Year under Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
| Situation of premises. | Nature of Nuisance or Complaint. | Petty Sessions. | Date of Hearing. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 104, Beaufort Street. | Dampness in back addition rooms on ground floor and rooms on second and top floors. | Kensington | 5-2-29 | Withdrawn |
| 20, Christchurch street | Want of proper and sufficient water supply to premises. | Kensington | 9-4-29 | Adjourned for fourteen days. |
| 20, Christchurch street. | Want of proper and sufficient water supply to premises. | Kensington | 23-4-29 | Work done, Case withdrawn. |
| 13, Gertrude Street. | Failing to comply with Statutory Notice re condition of premises | Kensington | 7-5-29 | Order, 4 weeks. |
| 13, Gertrude Street. | Failing to remove ashpit. | Kensington | 7-5-29 | Order, 4 weeks. |
| 14, Gertrude Street. | Non - compliance with Statutory Notice re dirty condition of premises. | Kensington | 7-5-29 | Order, 4 weeks. |
| 20, Blantyre Street. | Non - compliance with Statutory Notice served to abate over-crowding. | Kensington | 5-11-29 | Order, 28 days. |
| 13, Gertrude Street. | Failing to carry out repairs to roof as set out in Statutory Notice. | Kensington | 1-10-29 | Order, 14 days. |
| 21, Riley Street. | Failing to comply with Council's Notice to carry out repairs and cleansing. | Kensington | 17-12-29 | Order, 21 days. |