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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 1931
[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. | Housing Inspector. | Grand Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||
| Intimations | 200 | 391 | 215 | 444 | 496 | 103 | 86 | 87 | 192 | 90 | 2 | 2,306 |
| Statutory notices | 24 | 137 | 26 | 72 | 52 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 393 |
| Final notices | 4 | 26 | 6 | 17 | 30 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 3 | — | 105 |
| Summonses issued | — | 3 | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 14 |
| Sect. 17 (1930) (Repairs) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 174 | 174 |
| Sec. 127 (1925) (Power of entry) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 649 | 649 |
| Underground room habitation | — | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 13 |
| Removal of manure | 15 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | — | 25 |
| Smoke nuisance notices | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Rent Restrictions Act certificates | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 7 |
| Special notices included under Public Health (London) Act, 1891, relating to factories | 7 | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 22 |
| „ workshops | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 34 |
| „ bakehouses | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 9 |
| Other notices | — | 16 | 3 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 38 |
| Report of waste of water to M.W.B. | 1 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 98 |
| „ dangerous structures to L.C.C. | 1 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 6 | 43 |
| Canal boats | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 13 |