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Kensington 1912

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

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TABLE X.

Summary of the Work done by the Sanitary Inspectors during the Year 1912.

description of work. etc.number of district.Grand Total.
12845678910
Complaints received205156681161251311771172061091,410
House to House Inspections1461181012282275238423363431,865
Houses Inspected on Complaint3572251011702662592561594421292,364
Re-inspections of Houses7576561,2351,3631,6811,5528951,0901,41886711,514
Inspections of Lodging Houses (Unfurnished)1,2071,4244584654912229443467924356,784
Inspections of Lodging Houses (Furnished)11831,08219452031,920
Houses cleansed, &c.11536526587855144672188601,734
Verminous Rooms cleansed84551456211923764406
Dirty bedding cleansed3377761124
,. ,. destroyed3711113
Overcrowding abated1344221576141113
Underground Rooms, illegal occupation discontinued451461122
House Drains re-constructed132191386157112105
Defective Drains repaired251819753613122711173
House Drains cleansed2612220482432171411278
Water-closets constructed, repaired, &c.160358476684187368754731
„ supplied with water916416074378176214482
new, provided1221312319245
Soil-pipes ventilated, repaired, &c.101654711316375
„ new, provided10952357123166
Cisterns cleansed, covered, &c.26732935251215197815327
Yards, Areas paved, drained, repaired42351113135415115605426
Dustbins provided8011091561252230237540652
Ashpits abolished26242515102144226229
Accumulations of tilth, &c., removed37747922524742344481
Animals removed16134221533251
Other Sanitary Work executed243941832873391694256731,081
Workshops, &c., Inspections of33104571408251120159108126980
Factories, Inspections of623223512741689
Bakehouses, Inspections of677821916346552210955607
Slaughter-houses, Inspections3482153880181268
Dairies, &c., Inspections1448710712116720172992561071,362
„ Notices352116119
Ice Cream Vendors, premises, Inspections192922441217174182184
„ „ „ Notices1332112114
Other Places where Food is prepared, Inspections of188221581378829120691801391,229
Smoke observations8731436954011304
Nuisances from smoke observed1111116
Mews, Inspections of9806755374776636743499296958816,860
Other inspections494068111618775833441281411,610
Written intimations2673243072562581752481614111212,528
Notices issued Statutory34816738534837497137515
Lodging Hous.15125524312357441874996311,236
Removal of Manure523212
Sanitary Works completed7241,6191,1075156843371,2593257863087,614
Legal Proceedings—Number of summonses issued33612116