London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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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 |