Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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:—
| Total complaints received | 197 | 269 | 248 | 188 | 251 | 220 | 205 | 170 | 256 | 202 | — | 2,206 |
| Public Health (London) Act, 1891. Complaints received | 104 | 120 | 138 | 85 | 136 | 218 | 194 | 163 | 250 | 182 | 1,590 | |
| Houses inspected on complaint | 121 | 123 | 150 | 89 | 136 | 236 | 194 | 170 | 263 | 187 | — | 1,669 |
| „ after infectious disease | 217 | 237 | 131 | 289 | 174 | 82 | 59 | 59 | 79 | 45 | — | 1,372 |
| Re.inspections | 896 | 335 | 1,732 | 1,585 | 1,125 | 1,272 | 2,183 | 794 | 2,348 | 1,433 | — | 13,703 |
| By.Laws re houses let in lodgings Complaints received | 93 | 149 | 110 | 103 | 115 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 20 | - | 616 |
| Houses inspected on complaint | 92 | 152 | 110 | 108 | 115 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 20 | — | 623 |
| First annual inspections (furnished houses) | - | _ | _ | 6 | 4 | 31 | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | 43 |
| Re.inspections „ „ | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 31 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 37 |
| First annual inspections (unfurnished houses) | 202 | 362 | 160 | 263 | 390 | 50 | 28 | 33 | 48 | 30 | - | 1,566 |
| Re.inspections „ „ | 1,965 | 1,899 | 1,037 | 1,753 | 1,365 | 108 | 202 | 37 | 136 | 103 | 58 | 8,663 |
| Housing Acts, 1925 & 1930— Initial inspections (including preparation or revision of house.to. house card) | 665 | 170 | 297 | 161 | 188 | 11 | 73 | 65 | 72 | 113 | 142 | 1,957 |
| Re.inspections | 29 | 47 | 53 | 10 | 24 | 17 | 1 | — | 84 | — | 1,540 | 1,805 |
| Underground living rooms. Primary inspections | 19 | 18 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 8 | _ | - | 5 | 20 | 55 | 210 |
| Re.inspections | - | 27 | 13 | 29 | 9 | 13 | - | - | 9 | 5 | 9 | 114 |
| Drainage. House drains tested and inspected | 147 | 52 | 92 | 125 | 156 | 92 | 327 | 42 | 319 | 83 | 104 | 1,539 |
| Voluntary drainage work. Applications made | 28 | 6 | 42 | 59 | 15 | 57 | 90 | 98 | 271 | 156 | - | 822 |
| Plans submitted | 11 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 60 | 43 | 71 | 62 | - | 374 |
| Inspections of workshops | 13 | 14 | 31 | 70 | 58 | 2 | 69 | 93 | 57 | 36 | — | 443 |
| ,, factories | 21 | 40 | 34 | 119 | 33 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 48 | 2 | — | 324 |
| „ bakehouses | 10 | 20 | 11 | 25 | 24 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 41 | 10 | — | 184 |
| „ ice cream premises | 14 | 16 | 10 | — | 12 | — | — | 2 | 11 | — | — | 65 |
| „ other food premises | 258 | 112 | 90 | 169 | 437 | 237 | 33 | 86 | 74 | 42 | — | 1,538 |
| „ mews | 109 | 279 | 53 | 58 | 113 | 83 | 298 | 239 | 144 | 215 | — | 1,590 |
| Smoke observations | 20 | 1 | 6 | 37 | 4 | 54 | — | 69 | 3 | — | — | 194 |
| Other inspections | 480 | 712 | 569 | 333 | 408 | 505 | 413 | 823 | 590 | 260 | 155 | 5,248 |
| Canal boats inspections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 38 |
| Common lodging house inspections | — | — | — | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71 |