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
Summary of works completed under the supervision of the sanitary and housing inspectors during the year:—
DESCRIPTION OF WORK. | NUMBER OF DISTRICT. | Housing Inspectors. | Total | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||
House drains reconstructed | 4 | 1 | 17 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 6 | 106 |
,, ,, additions to | 7 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 26 | 85 | 190 |
Defective drains repaired | 7 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 25 | 19 | 25 | 15 | 143 |
House drains cleansed | 26 | 8 | 37 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 22 | 10 | 22 | 182 |
Water-closets reconstructed | 5 | 4 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 58 | 30 | 137 | 65 | 367 |
„ repaired | 22 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 142 |
„ new provided | 20 | 31 | 33 | 16 | 55 | 56 | 48 | 113 | 85 | 447 |
„ supplied with water | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 35 | 5 | 198 | 85 | 378 |
Soil pipes ventilated, repaired, &c. | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 36 | 25 | 47 | 12 | 164 |
,, new provided | 12 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 25 | 23 | 7 | 37 | 85 | 235 |
Ventilating pipes, new provided | 9 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 85 | 201 |
Baths, new provided | 7 | 1 | 20 | 31 | 99 | 97 | 86 | 260 | — | 601 |
Sinks, „ „ | 51 | 164 | 67 | 34 | 66 | 79 | 32 | 124 | 497 | 1,114 |
Bidets, ,, ,, | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 63 | — | 71 |
Lavatory basins, new provided | 12 | 2 | 29 | 35 | 307 | 279 | 360 | 800 | — | 1,824 |
Waste pipes ,, ,, | 24 | 62 | 27 | 40 | 73 | 98 | 19 | 129 | 497 | 969 |
Cisterns cleansed | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 45 |
„ covered | 2 | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 4 | 12 | 32 |
„ abolished | 1 | —— | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 27 | 31 |
Taps fixed on rising main | 9 | 50 | — | 18 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 463 | 544 |
Yards, areas paved, drained, repaired | 43 | 79 | 26 | 14 | 35 | 35 | 1 | 24 | 102 | 359 |
Dustbins provided | 52 | 78 | 26 | 24 | 35 | 42 | 27 | 11 | 49 | 344 |
Ashpits abolished | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 |
Accumulations of filth, &c., removed | 30 | 53 | 33 | 18 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 54 | 257 |
Animals removed | 13 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 22 |
Overcrowding abated | 2 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 65 | 78 |
Indecent occupation abated | — | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 17 |
Underground rooms, illegal occupation discontinued | — | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 193 | 202 |
Roofs repaired | 61 | 170 | 52 | 31 | 38 | 30 | 22 | 23 | 249 | 676 |
Houses provided with water above basement floor | 10 | 64 | - | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 79 |
Dampness in dwellings remedied ... | 80 | 161 | 68 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 5 | 19 | 30 | 422 |
Ventilated food cupboards provided | 39 | 129 | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 506 | 685 |
Artificial lighting of staircases provided | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 161 | 165 | |
Closing Orders made under Housing Acts— | ||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 4 | 1 | 10 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 20 | |
(c) Underground rooms | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Closing Orders determined | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 30 |
Repairs of houses completed under the Housing Acts, 1925 & 1930 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | _ | _ | _ | 169 | 195 |
Infectious disease cases removed | 149 | 130 | 127 | 111 | 80 | 26 | 13 | 52 | — | 688 |
Houses disinfected after infectious diseases (including bedding, clothing, &c.) | 217 | 181 | 162 | 113 | 117 | 75 | 15 | 117 | — | 997 |
Rooms in such houses disinfected after infectious disease | 227 | 192 | 169 | 113 | 141 | 79 | 16 | 130 | — | 1,067 |
Houses cleansed under houses let in lodgings by-laws | 110 | 219 | 89 | 19 | 27 | 40 | — | 27 | 169 | 700 |
Cleansing of houses not on register | 33 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 3 | — | 103 |
Verminous houses cleansed (including bedding, clothing, &c.) | 98 | 138 | 57 | 50 | 29 | 23 | 7 | 37 | 88 | 527 |
Verminous rooms cleansed in such houses | 260 | 226 | 88 | 68 | 41 | 29 | 7 | 45 | 185 | 949 |
Dirty bedding cleansed | 126 | 132 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 18 | — | 38 | — | 360 |
„ „ destroyed | 6 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 31 |
Other sanitary works executed | 295 | 279 | 133 | 2 | 186 | 60 | — | 17 | 169 | 1,141 |