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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Summary of works completed under the supervision of the district and housing inspectors during the year:—
DESCRIPTION OF WORK. | DISTRICT INSPECTORS. | Housing Inspectors. | Total. | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
House drains reconstructed | 4 | 25 | 19 | 26 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 2 | 140 |
,, ,, additions to | 15 | 34 | 25 | 15 | 22 | 39 | 46 | 19 | 215 |
Defective drains repaired | 1 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 23 | 8 | 116 |
House drains cleansed | 18 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 18 | 108 |
Water-closets reconstructed | 26 | 53 | 38 | 29 | 54 | 68 | 94 | 13 | 375 |
„ repaired | 10 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 98 | 180 |
„ new provided | 9 | 11 | 25 | 72 | 108 | 63 | 202 | 13 | 503 |
„ supplied with water | 9 | 11 | 25 | 72 | 108 | 63 | 202 | 13 | 503 |
Soil pipes ventilated, repaired, etc. | 6 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 43 | 67 | 3 | 192 |
,, new provided | 11 | 20 | 23 | 14 | 43 | 24 | 38 | 21 | 194 |
Ventilating pipes, new provided | 6 | 15 | 24 | 18 | 26 | 37 | 16 | 10 | 152 |
Baths, new provided | 8 | 2 | 37 | 82 | 158 | 163 | 284 | 7 | 761 |
Sinks, „ „ | 23 | 97 | 31 | 43 | 68 | 50 | 64 | 134 | 510 |
Bidets, ,, ,, | 4 | — | 3 | 5 | 23 | 13 | 11 | — | 59 |
Lavatory basins, new provided | 15 | — | 50 | 198 | 455 | 320 | 512 | — | 1,550 |
Waste pipes „ „ | 16 | 79 | 60 | 151 | 157 | 26 | 96 | 119 | 704 |
Cisterns cleansed | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 62 |
„ covered | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 5 | — | 15 | 9 | 37 |
„ abolished | — | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 15 |
Taps fixed on rising main | — | 64 | 19 | — | 5 | 1 | 9 | 149 | 247 |
Yards, areas paved, drained, repaired | 10 | 25 | 35 | 13 | 34 | 13 | 10 | 116 | 256 |
Dustbins provided | 20 | 17 | 65 | 15 | 79 | 15 | 2 | 51 | 264 |
Ashpits abolished | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | 14 |
Accumulations of filth, etc., removed | 4 | 31 | 41 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 118 | 236 |
Animals removed | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 |
Overcrowding abated | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Indecent occupation abated | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Underground rooms, illegal occupa-tion discontinued | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | 11 |
Roofs repaired | 20 | 44 | 91 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 214 | 414 |
Houses provided with water above basement floor | — | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 54 | 86 |
Dampness in dwellings remedied | 20 | 22 | 146 | 13 | 10 | — | 2 | 156 | 369 |
Ventilated food cupboards provided | 1 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | 139 | 178 |
Artificial lighting of staircases pro-vided | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 23 |
Closing Orders made under Housing Acts— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 202 | 202 | |
(c) Underground rooms (inclu-ded in (b) above) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 378 | 378 |
Closing Orders determined | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 32 |
Repairs of houses completed under the Housing Acts | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 147 | 147 |
Infectious disease cases removed | 240 | 238 | 89 | 59 | 66 | 43 | 42 | — | 777 |
Houses disinfected after infectious diseases (including bedding, clothing, etc.) | 328 | 256 | 95 | 65 | 107 | 45 | 43 | — | 939 |
Rooms in such houses disinfected after infectious disease | 338 | 268 | 138 | 78 | 119 | 59 | 53 | — | 1,053 |
Houses cleansed under houses let in lodgings by-law | 47 | 39 | 25 | 16 | 9 | — | 5 | 60 | 201 |
Cleansing of houses not on register | 1 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 6 | — | 2 | 5 | 38 |
*Verminous houses cleansed (includ-ing bedding, clothing, etc.) | 50 | 91 | 63 | 18 | 37 | — | 2 | 50 | 311 |
*Verminous rooms cleansed in such houses | 99 | 158 | 86 | 68 | 46 | 2 | 126 | 585 | |
Dirty bedding cleansed | 1 | 34 | 21 | 2 | 28 | — | 3 | — | 89 |
„ „ destroyed | 4 | 12 | 1 | — | 9 | — | — | 1 | 27 |
Other sanitary works executed | 54 | 85 | 12 | 46 | 30 | — | 1 | 80 | 308 |
*These cleansings do not include those which appear on page 59 under the heading of Disinfestation—treatment of verminous dwellings and treatment of slight infestations. |