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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 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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| DESCRIPTION OF WORK, &c. | NUMBER OF DISTRICT. | Grand Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
| House Drains re-constructed | 3 | 13 | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 48 |
| Defective Drains repaired | 10 | 30 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 26 | 34 | 157 |
| House Drains cleansed | 56 | 78 | 15 | 14 | 30 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 119 | 62 | 19 |
| Water-closets reconstructed, repaired, &c | 169 | 93 | 66 | 60 | 83 | 26 | 12 | 20 | 31 | 65 | 625 |
| Water-closets supplied with water | 31 | 5 | 11 | 42 | 71 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 116 | 60 | 351 |
| Water-closets, new, provided - | — | 7 | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | _ | 23 | 6 | 48 |
| Soil-pipes ventilated, repaired, &c. | 4 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 61 | 7 | 102 |
| Soil-pipes, new, provided | 6 | 9 | - | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 51 |
| Cisterns cleaned, covered, &c. | 19 | 72 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 103 | 9 | 266 |
| Yards, Areas paved, drained, repaired | 51 | 90 | 29 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 27 | 37 | 306 |
| Dustbins provided | 134 | 95 | 47 | 51 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 30 | 137 | 44 | 662 |
| Ashpits abolished | 21 | 32 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 110 |
| Accumulations of filth, &c., removed | 23 | 57 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 27 | 58 | 229 |
| Animals removed | 3 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 3 | _ | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | 36 |
| Overcrowding abated | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 13 |
| Underground Rooms, illegal occupation discontinued | 1 | _ | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| Roofs repaired | 94 | 87 | 56 | 25 | 70 | 31 | 31 | 44 | 156 | 45 | 639 |
| Houses provided with water above basement floor | 5 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 10 | - | - | 2 | 53 | |
| Dampness in Dwellings remedied | 47 | 23 | 26 | 12 | 35 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 22 | 31 | 244 |
| Houses closed under Sect. 17, Housing Act, 1909 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Repairs of Houses completed under Sect. 28, Housing Act,1919 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | |
| Infectious Disease Cases removed | 148 | 141 | 64 | 90 | 100 | 52 | 42 | 60 | 69 | 35 | 801 |
| Houses Disinfected after Infectious Diseases (including Bedding, Clothing, &c.) | 144 | 142 | 65 | 84 | 104 | 52 | 44 | 43 | 66 | 42 | 786 |
| Rooms in such Houses, disinfected after Infectious Disease | 149 | 170 | 68 | 88 | 107 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 129 | 53 | 983 |
| Houses cleansed under Houses Let in Lodgings By-laws | 73 | 149 | 45 | 63 | 82 | 18 | 37 | 24 | 63 | 24 | 578 |
| Verminous Houses cleansed (including Bedding, Clothing, &c | 112 | 134 | 84 | 80 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 486 |
| Verminous Rooms cleansed in such Houses | 227 | 176 | 201 | 131 | 12 | 14 | 25 | 1 | 24 | 31 | 842 |
| Dirty Bedding cleansed | 6 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 1 | — | 3 | - | 3 | 2 | 50 |
| Dirty Bedding destroyed | 1 | - | 1 | 39 | 2 | — | — | - | 1 | 1 | 45 |
| Other Sanitary Works executed | 39 | 322 | 190 | 162 | 189 | 72 | 68 | 26 | 79 | 163 | 1,310 |