Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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TABLE VI.
DESCRIPTION OF WORK, &c. | NUMBER OF DISTRICT. | Grand Total. | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |||
Complaints received | 284 | 107 | 134 | 157 | 50 | 94 | 294 | 285 | 126 | 1,531 | |
House to House Inspections | 10 | 20 | 127 | 59 | 186 | 19 | 121 | 283 | 135 | 960 | |
Houses Inspected on Complaint | 608 | 533 | 331 | 418 | 519 | 537 | 473 | 512 | 291 | 4,222 | |
Re-inspections of Houses | 1,302 | 851 | 1,147 | 1,422 | 1,382 | 1,262 | 761 | 1,019 | 895 | 10,041 | |
Inspections of Lodging Houses (unfurnished) | 547 | 922 | 323 | 419 | 697 | 75 | 657 | 53 | 253 | 3,946 | |
Inspection of Lodging Houses (furnished) | 28 | — | 780 | 87 | — | 80 | — | — | — | 975 | |
Houses cleansed, &c. | 111 | 267 | 166 | 122 | 81 | 13 | 157 | 51 | 53 | 1,021 | |
Verminous Rooms cleansed | 112 | 90 | 105 | 52 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 393 | |
Dirty Bedding cleansed | 3 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | |
„ „ destroyed | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
Overcrowding abated | 1 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 21 | |
Underground Rooms, illegal occupation discontinued | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 4 | |
House Drains re-constructed | 9 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | — | 54 | |
Defective Drains repaired | 32 | 68 | 15 | 6 | — | 13 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 185 | |
House Drains cleansed | 23 | 111 | 15 | 10 | 27 | 23 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 290 | |
Water-closets constructed, repaired, &c. | 157 | 64 | 44 | 65 | 61 | 27 | 83 | 22 | 37 | 560 | |
Water-closets supplied with water | 3 | 116 | 11 | 41 | 66 | 4 | 70 | 8 | 23 | 342 | |
Water-closets new, provided | 3 | 16 | 1 | 4 | — | 9 | 1 | 2 | 38 | ||
Soil-pipes ventilated, repaired, &c. | 7 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 72 | |
Soil-pipes new, provided | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 1 | 27 | |
Cisterns cleansed, covered, &c. | 26 | 81 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 157 | |
Yards, Areas paved, drained, repaired | 35 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 10 | .10 | 123 | |
Dustbins provided | 112 | 71 | 25 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 19 | 335 | |
Ashpits abolished | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 7 | 3 | — | 17 | |
Accumulations of filth, &c., removed | 12 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 85 | 14 | 16 | 163 | |
Animals removed | 8 | 7 | 2 | — | 8 | — | 11 | — | 10 | 46 | |
Other Sanitary Works executed | 45 | 546 | 100 | 51 | 90 | 29 | 266 | 48 | 99 | 1,274 | |
Workshops, &c., Inspections of | 7 | 30 | 48 | 63 | 28 | 38 | 45 | 88 | 167 | 514 | |
Factories, Inspections of | 1 | 12 | 10 | 37 | — | — | 14 | 30 | 21 | 125 | |
Bakehouses, Inspections of | 62 | 73 | 58 | 102 | 27 | 53 | 61 | 39 | 60 | 535 | |
Slaughter Houses, Inspections | — | 29 | 209 | 1 | — | 6 | 145 | 1 | — | 391 | |
„ „ Notices | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Dairies. &c., Inspections | 121 | 67 | 98 | 178 | 155 | 110 | 55 | 68 | 85 | 937 | |
„ Notices | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Ice Cream Vendors, premises, Inspections | 5 | 19 | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | |
Ice Cream Vendors, premises, Notices | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Other Places where Food is prepared, Inspections of | 173 | 176 | 158 | 159 | 74 | 51 | 127 | 56 | 123 | 1,097 | |
Smoke Observations | 76 | 44 | — | — | 1 | — | 44 | 79 | 38 | 282 | |
Nuisances from smoke observed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Mews, Inspections of | 776 | 552 | 604 | 363 | 536 | 480 | 350 | 591 | 821 | 5,073 | |
Other Inspections | 187 | 219 | 51 | 188 | 33 | 89 | 72 | 210 | 192 | 1,241 | |
Notices issued | Written Intimations | 289 | 264 | 177 | 268 | 158 | 147 | 134 | 150 | 123 | 1,710 |
Statutory | 48 | 59 | 39 | 62 | 21 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 38 | 364 | |
Lodging House | 76 | 106 | 50 | 73 | 32 | 16 | 48 | 4 | 24 | 429 | |
Removal of Manure | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 7 | |
Sanitary Works completed | 714 | 1,591 | 511 | 415 | 389 | 143 | 823 | 243 | 330 | 5,159 | |
Legal Proceedings—Number of Summonses Issued | 4 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 17 |