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Kensington 1933

[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 DISTRICT.Housing Inspector.Grand Total
1o345678910
Total complaints received197269248188251220205170256202—2,206
Public Health (London) Act, 1891. Complaints received104120138851362181941632501821,590
Houses inspected on complaint12112315089136236194170263187—1,669
„ after infectious disease2172371312891748259597945—1,372
Re.inspections8963351,7321,5851,1251,2722,1837942,3481,433—13,703
By.Laws re houses let in lodgings Complaints received931491101031152117620-616
Houses inspected on complaint921521101081152117620—623
First annual inspections (furnished houses)-__6431-11——43
Re.inspections „ „———2131—3———37
First annual inspections (unfurnished houses)2023621602633905028334830-1,566
Re.inspections „ „1,9651,8991,0371,7531,36510820237136103588,663
Housing Acts, 1925 & 1930— Initial inspections (including preparation or revision of house.to. house card)665170297161188117365721131421,957
Re.inspections2947531024171—84—1,5401,805
Underground living rooms. Primary inspections19182727318_-52055210
Re.inspections-271329913--959114
Drainage. House drains tested and inspected14752921251569232742319831041,539
Voluntary drainage work. Applications made286425915579098271156-822
Plans submitted1182830293260437162-374
Inspections of workshops1314317058269935736—443
,, factories2140341193341013482—324
„ bakehouses1020112524511274110—184
„ ice cream premises141610—12——211——65
„ other food premises2581129016943723733867442—1,538
„ mews109279535811383298239144215—1,590
Smoke observations201637454—693——194
Other inspections4807125693334085054138235902601555,248
Canal boats inspections——————————3838
Common lodging house inspections———71———————71