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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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Table: Summary of works completed under the supervision of the sanitary inspectors during the year:-

Summary of works completed under the supervision of the sanitary inspectors during the year:-

DESCRIPTION OF WORK, &c.NUMBER OF DISTRICT.Housing Inspectors.Grand Total
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House drains reconstructed67141110819383-89
Defective drains repaired107261691742171251162
House drains cleansed26392756231412291272247
Water-closets reconstructed34421691463827121199
„ repaired81014222138251127162194
„ supplied with water1292021131222722129
„ new provided15461430145458582831—348
Soil pipes ventilated, repaired, &c.4761571837162686150
„ new provided71118158132213209—136
Baths, new provided10—202512151931046767—549
Sinks, „ „4541705574758127633125587
Lavatory basins, new provided225104847282248323196237—1,418
Cisterns cleansed1253246221—147
„ covered—25—81211——20
„ abolished——1———1————2
Taps fixed on rising main7—6121—11—11039
Yards, areas paved, drained, repaired5040312430213311—43256
Dustbins provided47963028413915342111353
Ashpits abolished—————1111——4
Accumulations of filth, &c., removed42542114332242612420252
Animals removed—33—22—111—13
Overcrowding abated14162—32——4—184225
Underground rooms, illegal occupation discontinued3—7127————935955
Roofs repaired441052133521833512266391
Houses provided with water above basement floor131644——9———147
Dampness in dwellings remedied7644295373616827847387
Demolition and Closing Orders made under Housing Acts—
(a) Houses1—————————45
(b) Parts of houses————1——1———2
(c) Underground rooms—3——22————971978
Closing Orders determined——————————33
Repairs of houses completed under the Housing Acts, 1925 & 1930—1——1—————115117
Infectious disease cases removed1281491151391116349226237—875
Houses disinfected after infectious diseases (including bedding, clothing, &c.)2162651911692271001655826379—1,733
Rooms in such houses disinfected after infectious disease2172692001772301361676127596-1,828
Houses cleansed under houses let in lodgings by-law1522001009717522110128518908
Verminous houses cleansed (includ ing bedding, clothing, &c.22111526547424172982146662
Verminous rooms cleansed in such houses4561702892882431369514111,045
Dirty bedding cleansed13514991579—293—230
„ „ destroyed721——3——4——17
Other sanitary works executed27423446151897780—395451,004