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Kensington 1912

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]

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TABLE IX—PROCEEDINGS DURING 1912.

PREMISES.NUMBER OF PLACES.Number of inspections, 1912.Number of notices, 1912.Number of prosecutions. 1912.
On register at end of 1911.Added in 1912.Removed in 1912.On register at end of 1912.
Milk premises1961682041,362191
Cowsheds1145
Slaughter-houses1010268
Other offensive trade premises
Ice cream premises173676917118414
Registered houses let in lodgings2,091302,0948,704(a)*75 (b)†1161(a)*0 (b)†10

Total number of intimation notices served for all purposes, 2,528.
* (a) For overcrowding. f (4) For other conditions.

Overcrowding—1912.

Number of dwelling rooms overcrowded113
Number remedied113
Number of Prosecutions0

Underground rooms—

Illegal occupations dealt with during year22
Number of rooms closed-

Insanitary houses—

Number closed under the Pubic Health (London) Act, 18910
Number closed under the Housing of the Working Classes Act2
Number of premises cleansed under Section 20 of L.C.C. (General Powers) Act, 1904406

Shelters provided under sec. 60 (4) of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891—
Number of persons accommodated during the year No shelter

Revenue Acts—

Number of houses for which applications for certificates were received during year58
Number of tenements comprised therein169
Number of tenements for which certificates were (a) granted152
(b) refused0

Number of brosecutions under Bv-laws under Public Health Act, 1891—

(a) For prevention of nuisance arising from snow, ice, salt, filth, &c.
(b) For prevention of nuisance arising from offensive matter running out of any manufactory, etc.
(c) For the prevention of keeping of animals in such a manner as to be injurious to health1
(d) As to paving of yards, etc., of dwelling houses0
(e) In connection with the removal of offensive matter, etc.3
(f) As to cesspools and privies, removal and disposal of refuse, etc.
(g) For securing the cleanliness of tanks, cisterns, etc.
(h) With respect to water closets, earth closets, etc.0
(i) With respect to sufficiency of water supply to water closets
(j) With respect to drainage, etc. (Metropolis Management Act, section 202)
(k) With respect to deposit of plans as to drainage etc. (Metropolis Managerre.it Acts Amendment (By-laws) Act, 1899)0

Mortuaries—

Total number of bodies removed238
Total number of infectious bodies removed0