London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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The following table shows the number of notices which have been issued in respect of nuisances, defects, etc., found in the various districts during the year:—
| NUMBER OF DISTRICT. | Grand Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
| Kind of Notices Issued. | • | ||||||||||
| Public Health (London) Act, 1891. | |||||||||||
| Intimations | 230 | 417 | 277 | 518 | 474 | 170 | 153 | 105 | 231 | 126 | 2,701 |
| Statutory Notices | 56 | 172 | 36 | 100 | 133 | 55 | 47 | 13 | 27 | 26 | 665 |
| Final Notices | 12 | 39 | 2 | 27 | 42 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 153 |
| Summonses issued | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 29 |
| Housing Acts, 1925 and 1930. | |||||||||||
| Sect. 3 (1925) & Sect. 17 (1930) | 31 | 18 | 8 | 39 | 51 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | 188 |
| Sec. 127 (Entry) | 188 114 | 54 | 178 | 209 | 85 | 43 | 4 | 6 | — | 881 | |
| Underground Room Habitation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| Removal of Manure | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 7 | 18 |
| Smoke Nuisance Notices | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Rent Restrictions Act Certificates | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 5 |
| Special Notices included under Public Health (London) Act, | |||||||||||
| 1891, relating to Factories | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| „ Workshops | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | |
| „ Bakehouses | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 7 |
| Other Notices | 19 | 1 | — | 10 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 32 | |
| Report of Waste of Water to M.W.B. | 14 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | — | 21 | 12 | 3 | 97 |
| „ Dangerous Structures to | |||||||||||
| L.C.C | 7 | 11 | 3 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 62 |
| Canal Boats | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |