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Kensington 1931

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

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SANITARY INSPECTION. The following table shows a summary of the inspections, etc., carried out by the male sanitary inspectors during the year:—

DESCRIPTION OF INSPECTIONS. &c.NUMBER OF DISTRICTHousing Inspector.Grand Total
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Total complaints received31519015029226619919918826113772,204
Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
Complaints received2049612418617119718218025013471,731
Houses inspected on complaint19910013319016721620020025713171,800
„ after infectious disease22014211213011373435676156986
Re-inspections1,0402441,1191,3901,1931,3421,5356311,52112211711,253
By-Laws re houses let in lodgings
Complaints received1119426106952178113—473
Houses inspected on complaint1119826112898148113—480
First annual inspection (furnished Houses)—61645——1——23
Re-inspections „ „—12—71437——1——71
First annual inspection (unfurnished houses)91359208200474112272511232—1,640
Re-inspections „ „2961,8281,2078071,316523339154241662727,223
Housing Acts, 1925 & 1930—
Initial inspections (including preparation or revision of house to house card)8815117412014477888398921241,239
Re-inspections4212511221522078944027351,67'22,660
Underground living rooms.
Primary inspections42947622126—181992255
Re-inspections22275—13332—138353296
Drainage.
House drains tested and inspected5249116509679465542233121531,649
Voluntary drainage work
Applications made42—740136766370126—434
Plans submitted10—822271921232948—207
Inspections of workshops214193448714501148031—575
„ factories33342723432720363201
„ bakehouses3525281334162128236—229
„ ice cream premises43181814427—79
„ other food premises1417286562772191582173156—1,277
„ mews225167217958720417730834616381,997
Smoke observations8213531913898553281
Other inspections661261485563481347357913583365925,108
Canal boats inspections——————————1010
„ „ re-inspections——————————6363