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]
This page requires JavaScript
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 Inspectors. | Grand Total | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||
Intimations | 283 | 491 | 334 | 213 | 119 | 218 | 74 | 224 | 23 | 97 | 2,428 | |
Statutory notices | 45 | 141 | 61 | 42 | 68 | 19 | 32 | 4 | 59 | 7 | 16 | 494 |
Final notices | 18 | 36 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 1 | — | 28 | 1 | 10 | 146 |
Summonses issued | — | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | 21 |
Sect. 17 (1930) (Repairs) | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 68 | 86 |
Sec. 127 (1925) (Power of entry) | — | 9 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 261 | 326 |
Underground room habitation | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 971 | 980 |
Removal of manure | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Smoke nuisance notices | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Rent Restrictions Act certificates | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Special notices included under Public Health (London) Act, 1891, relating to factories | — | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
„ workshops | — | — | 1 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 14 |
„ bakehouses | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 |
Other notices | 16 | 53 | 4 | 37 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 39 | 1 | 5 | 164 |
Report of waste of water to M.W.B. | 5 | 23 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 88 |
„ dangerous structures to L.C.C. | 10 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 66 |
Canal boats | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |