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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
Legal proceedings were instituted in 11 cases, particulars of which are summarised in the
following lists:—
| Date. | Name and Address of Defendant. | Offence. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 7th | Municipal Permanent Investment Building Society, 62, King William Street | Failure to carry out sanitary repairs at 412, Portobello Road | Withdrawn, the works having been completed. |
| April 21st | Mrs. Blackburn, 14, Nevern Place | Failure to provide water supply at 14, Nevern Place | Withdrawn, the water supply having been reinstated. |
| June 16th | T. Crosson, 1, Hurstway Street | Failure to comply with byelaws for Houses let in Lodgings at 56, Sirdar Road | Order to execute work in 14 days. |
| July 7th | E. W. Bowes, 20, Kensal Road | Failure to carry out certain sanitary requirements at Nos. 141, 143, 145, 147, 149 and 151, Barlby Road | Withdrawn, the works having been completed. |
| July 21st | J. E. Keene, 6, Lonsdale Road, Barnes | Failure to remedy damp state of walls and site and make sound the floor of ground floor slip room at 22, Archer Street | Fined 50s. and an order to execute work in 14 days. |
| Oct. 6th ... | Mrs- M. A. Bryan, 348, Portobello Road | Failure to repair drain at 348, Portobello Road | Order to execute work in 14 days. |
DISINFECTION.
Bedding is disinfected at the Council's disinfecting station at Wood Lane by exposure to
sleam 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 1/2 per cent. solution of formic aldehyde
(formalin 2 ounces to 1 gallon of water), and then sealed and fumigated with formalin vapour.