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Kensington 1931

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

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Summary of Works completed under the Supervision of the SanitaryInspectors during the Year.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK, &c.NUMBER OF DISTRICT.Housing Inspector.Grand Total.
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House drains reconstructed7210141551751582100
Defective drains repaired1146252715272318452203
House drains cleansed34322328442116463665—345
Water-closets reconstructed231013426610162131494285
„ repaired13410222894242011215517436
„ supplied with water639821614863413712327
„ new provided10—172419273224331101297
Soil pipes ventilated, repaired, &c.8411202010171742552206
„ new provided821414301922919482187
Baths, new provided19—1822233342347595—361
Sinks, ,, „36—226250284219658318425
Lavatory basins, new provided18—1150379597188212214—922
Cisterns cleansed643869646145116
„ covered624831411—1361
„ abolished—————7—1———8
Taps fixed on rising main312616131097—139
Yards, areas paved, drained, repaired54728287817516160155449
Dustbins provided59413024139161340104529446
Ashpits abolished—42111114—91245
Accumulations of filth, &c., removed1525151644127402614984433
Animals removed13175——1——624
Overcrowding abated12673231—22—38
Underground rooms, illegal occupation discontinued3135—12312342773
Roofs repaired8511065281371826257972178823
Houses provided with water above basement floor266592101—191777
Dampness in dwellings remedied Closing Orders made under9867863479102311452177551
Housing Acts—
(a) Houses————————————
(b) Parts of Houses————————————
(c) Underground Rooms12——21—————6
Closing Orders determined——1————————1
Repairs of houses completed under the Housing Act, 1930——————————196196
Infectious disease cases removed15543889780452923594—623
Houses disinfected after infectious diseases (including bedding, clothing, &c.)168469015715097904413339—1,014
Rooms in such houses disinfected after infectious disease20648941721711471075913849—1,191
Houses cleansed under houses let in lodgings by-laws5920814195390542651714—1,009
Verminous houses cleansed (including bedding, clothing, &c.)594064355623821181519367
Verminous rooms cleansed in such houses1344580516125630221842541
Dirty bedding cleansed1253011235—234—95
„ „ destroyed—12112—11——9
Other sanitary works executed84931077112851763554116102917