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Kensington 1922

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

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Table: TABLE VI. Summary of Inspections, &c., done by the Male Sanitary Inspectors during the year 1922.

TABLE VI. Summary of Inspections, &c., done by the Male Sanitary Inspectors during the year 1922.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK, &cNUMBER OF DISTRICTGrand Total
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Complaints received3552441482622382261471822742582334
Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
Houses inspected on complaint -2361091542552382691072062782522104
,, after Infectious Disease174169106120133906610098551111
Primary Routine House Inspections-_165292-82300150142834
Re-inspections -109858411391093131912356359391298103910379
Bye-Laws re Houses Let in Lodgings
Complaints received First Inspections during each1151212810——21138307
month (Furnished Houses)26934240—5533——1506
Re-inspections „ „30454840—1077——2738
First Inspections during each month (Unfurnished Houses) -4156219811616215212779365512186
Re-inspections „ „54859815028642567231071372173314
Housing Acts, 1890-1919.
Initial Inspections1788342842921—31234
Re-inspections—531758214114—126339
Underground Living Rooms.
Primary Inspections1147————3622
Re-inspections--————-—257
Drainage.
House Drains Tested and Inspected151244730102332296123394
Re-inspections1320921635—1662211339
Inspections of Workshops2173191215291267429344
„ Factories51220241—116889158
„ Bakehouses29182967331225135527308
,, Slaughterhouses -127216——2281—9284
„ Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops -8934551138514046998463808
„ Ice Cream Premises2119162252821117123
„ other Food Premises1631369488547250331551591004
,, Mews551183589201366263684458193173802
Smoke Observations1467—411—1613844176542
Other Inspections6725663654854363411334302123133953
Food and Drugs Acts, &c.
Samples taken (formal & informal)1251258888125125—125124—925
Notices Issued. Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
Intimations3423812333431971691841023111272389
Statutory Notices67965160363143235946512
Final1235102913129459138
Summonses issued233—327531—47
Houses Let in Lodgings.
Statutory Notices7297465655293073925456
Summonses issued—21—124————28
Housing Acts, 1890 1919.
Sect. 30, 1909—9—14—10————33
Sect. 17, 1909-----------
Sec. 28, 1919—343—8————18
Underground Room Habitation1—311—*112111
Removal of Manure103—541——2429
Smoke Nuisance Orders2---------2
Rent Restrictions Act Certificates11——4—11—19
Special Notices included under Public Health (London) Act, 1891, relating to Factories224
,, Workshops—1———22—6213
„ Bakehouses112
Other Notices3511—111—19' 32
Report of Waste of Water to M. W. B.61568—5133241090
„ Dangerous Structures to L.C.C.513717——11——659