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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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| DESCRIPTION OF WORK, &c. | NUMBER OF DISTRICT. | Housing Inspector. | Grand Total. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||
| House drains reconstructed | 3 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 111 |
| Defective drains repaired | 12 | 5 | 16 | 37 | 28 | 5 | 31 | 35 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 197 |
| House drains cleansed | 28 | 22 | 18 | 24 | 40t | 8 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 5 | — | 209 |
| Water-closets reconstructed | 10 | 24 | 16 | 56 | 62 | 14 | 45 | 19 | 22 | '5 | 3 | 276 |
| ,, repaired | 118 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 60 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 301 |
| ,, supplied with water | 15 | 13 | 30 | 76 | 10 | - | 4 | 2 | 47 | - | 11 | 208 |
| „ new provided | 7 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 61 | 41 | 33 | 25 | — | 236 |
| Soil pipes ventilated, repaired, &c. | 7 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 38 | - | 3 | 146 |
| „ new provided | 5 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 28 | 10 | 39 | 12 | 14 | — | 10 | 161 |
| Baths, new provided | 17 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 31 | 93 | 76 | 63 | 24 | — | 353 |
| Sinks, „ „ | 29 | 7 | 30 | 71 | 71 | 24 | 74 | 39 | 59 | 12 | 13 | 429 |
| Lavatory basins, new provided | 14 | 1 | 10 | 36 | 8 | 209 | 195 | 454 | 314 | 86 | 1 | 1,328 |
| Cisterns cleansed | 4 | — | 12 | 2 | 67 | 2 | — | — | 16 | — | 1 | 104 |
| „ covered | 7 | 2 | 18 | - | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | 35 | ||
| „ abolished | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | - | — | 1 | — | - | 2 | 9 |
| Taps fixed on rising main | 5 | — | 7 | 7 | 20 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 45 |
| Yards, areas paved, drained, repaired | 31 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 65 | _ | 2 | 2 | 26 | 6 | 64 | 298 |
| Dustbins provided | 44 | 41 | 52 | 32 | 111 | 11 | 14 | 65 | 64 | 51 | 4 | 489 |
| Ashpits abolished | 7 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 16 |
| Accumulations of filth, &c., removed | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 7 | - | 24 | 140 |
| Animals removed | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 |
| Overcrowding abated | 7 | 21 | 18 5 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 60' | |
| Underground rooms, illegal occupation discontinued | 4 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 52 |
| Roofs repaired | 41 | 84 | 31 17 | 73 | 9 | 20 | 12 | 29 | 11 | 87 | 414 | |
| Houses provided with water above basement floor | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | ||||
| Dampness in dwellings remedied | 55 | 49 | 53 50 | 64 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 64 | 9 | 39 | 409 | |
| Closing Orders made under Housing Acts— | ||||||||||||
| (a) Houses | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| (b) Parts of houses | 1 | |||||||||||
| (c) Underground rooms | 2 | — | 2 | - | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| Closing Orders determined | — | 11 | 1 - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | |
| Repairs of houses completed under the Housing Act, 1930 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 120 | 120 |
| Infectious disease cases removed | 315 | 267 | 106 | 187 | 100 | 67 | 42 | 16 | 67 | 2 | - | 1.169 |
| Houses disinfected after infectious diseases (including bedding, clothing, &c.) | 204 | 170 | 116 | 188 | 209 | 93 | 120 | 31 | 294 | 20 | - | 1,445 |
| Rooms in such houses disinfected after infectious disease | 370 | 171 | 125 | 195 | 217 | 134 | 127 | 34 | 297 | 27 | - | 1,697 |
| Houses cleansed under houses let in lodgings by-laws | 46 | 221 | 177 | 73 | 287 | 29 | 41 | 3 | 42 | 18 | - | 937 |
| Verminous houses cleansed (including bedding, clothing, &c.) | 46 | 70 | 45 | 23 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 41 | 3 | 2 | 271 |
| Verminous rooms cleansed in such houses | 94 | 94 | 76 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 71 | 5 | 3 | 435 |
| Dirty bedding cleansed | — | 12 | 30 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 |
| „ „ destroyed | — | — | 12 - | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 16 | |
| Other sanitary works executed | 38 | 88 | 58 | 68 | 43 | 28 | 41 | 84 | 38 | 14 | 500 | |