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Kensington 1920

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

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TABLE VI. Summary of the Work done by the Male Sanitary Inspectors during theYear 1920.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK, &c.NUMBER OF DISTRICT.Grand Total.
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Complaints received28410713415750942942851261,531
House to House Inspections10201275918619121283135960
Houses Inspected on Complaint6085333314185195374735122914,222
Re-inspections of Houses1,3028511,1471,4221,3821,2627611,01989510,041
Inspections of Lodging Houses (unfurnished)54792232341969775657532533,946
Inspection of Lodging Houses (furnished)28—78087—80———975
Houses cleansed, &c.111267166122811315751531,021
Verminous Rooms cleansed11290105521511314393
Dirty Bedding cleansed330———————33
„ „ destroyed13———————4
Overcrowding abated119—————1—21
Underground Rooms, illegal occupation discontinued—1————3——4
House Drains re-constructed923245146—54
Defective Drains repaired3268156—13221712185
House Drains cleansed2311115102723282528290
Water-closets constructed, repaired, &c.1576444656127832237560
Water-closets supplied with water3116114166470823342
Water-closets new, provided316214—91238
Soil-pipes ventilated, repaired, &c.7373313351072
Soil-pipes new, provided114151—4—127
Cisterns cleansed, covered, &c.2681111264656157
Yards, Areas paved, drained, repaired351823633610.10123
Dustbins provided1127125341616162619335
Ashpits abolished31—3——73—17
Accumulations of filth, &c., removed12187326851416163
Animals removed872—8—11—1046
Other Sanitary Works executed4554610051902926648991,274
Workshops, &c., Inspections of730486328384588167514
Factories, Inspections of1121037——143021125
Bakehouses, Inspections of6273581022753613960535
Slaughter Houses, Inspections—292091—61451—391
„ „ Notices——————————
Dairies. &c., Inspections1216798178155110556885937
„ Notices——————————
Ice Cream Vendors, premises, Inspections519144—————42
Ice Cream Vendors, premises, Notices——————————
Other Places where Food is prepared, Inspections of1731761581597451127561231,097
Smoke Observations7644——1—447938282
Nuisances from smoke observed——————————
Mews, Inspections of7765526043635364803505918215,073
Other Inspections187219511883389722101921,241
Notices issuedWritten Intimations2892641772681581471341501231,710
Statutory485939622132343138364
Lodging House761065073321648424429
Removal of Manure—3————1—37
Sanitary Works completed7141,5915114153891438232433305,159
Legal Proceedings—Number of Summonses Issued426—————517