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 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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| Date. | Name and Address of Defendant. | Offence. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 1st | Murrell, Wm., 342, Fulham Road | Failing to provide a proper supply of water at 342, Fulham Road | Withdrawn. The water having been provided |
| Nov. 5th | H. J. Edwards, 17, Rosenau Road | Failing to cleanse and limewash rooms at 10, Wornington Road | Fined 20s. |
| Nov. 19th | Rider & Sons, 37, Bramley Road | Failing to clear the choked gully at No. 8, Great Western Terrace | Withdrawn. The work having been done and costs of £1 1s. paid |
| W. Morgan, 119, Wornington Road | Keeping a dog in such a manner as to render the premises filthy | Fined 5s. or five days imprisonment in default | |
| H. Boyer, 14, South Wharf | Removal of offensive matter by water in a carriage not properly constructed | Fined 40s. | |
| Dec. 3rd | Cartage Co., Ltd., Paddington Basin | Fined 40s. | |
| Dismissed. The offensive nature of the matter removed, not being proved |
Proceedings under the Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops Orders, 1885, 1886.
| Date. | Name and Address of Defendant. | Offence. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 19th | J. Eaton, 1, East Row | Selling milk without being registered | Summons adjourned |
DISINFECTION.
Bedding is disinfected at the Council's disinfecting station at Wood Lane by exposure to
steam under a pressure varying between 15 and 18 lbs. for 20 minutes. Soiled linen is disinfected
by boiling under a pressure of 10 lbs. for ten minutes in the rotary washing machine. Cloth stuffs,
dresses, etc., are disinfected by formalin vapour in the heated chamber of the steam disinfector.
A formalin cupboard has been constructed for the disinfection by formalin of leather, furs and other
articles which cannot be exposed to high temperatures. Rooms are disinfected by fumigation with
the formalin vapour generated by pouring 8 ounces of commercial formalin (a fluid containing 40
per cent. of formic aldehyde) over 4 ounces of permanganate of potash crystals supplied for the
purpose in the form of a solid block. With these quantities 70 grammes of gaseous formaldehyde
are produced, an amount which is sufficient to disinfect any room measuring less than 2,000 c.ft.
Rooms vacated by consumptive persons are first sprayed with per cent. solution of formic aldehyde
(formalin 2 ounces to 1 gallon of water), and then sealed and fumigated with formalin vapour.