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Kensington 1938

[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 INSPECTIONS, Etc.WARD.Housing Inspectors.Total.
St. Charles.Golborne.Norland.Pem-bridge.Holland.Earls Ct. & Queens Gt.Brompton & Rodcliffe
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House drains reconstructed6143219811541136
,, additions to21918644172027165489
Defective drains repaired1123403731918109260
House drains cleansed29454124924683261
Water-closets reconstructed75842421124045229
„ repaired2347224618427178383
„ new provided21197296565310865490
„ supplied with water316497485814818347
Soil pipes ventilated, repaired, etc.610243117463424192
„ new provided26273638181331102291
Ventilating pipes, new provided25154016831995221
Baths, new provided2594892579819912560
Sinks, „ „4286781172367635351,011
Bidets, pp ,,--138111-24
Lavatory basins, new provided2727102163136242238-935
Waste pipes „ „68841701006088904391,099
Cisterns cleansed24162422164443104293
„ covered7103943 !342898
„ abolished-2444113147
Taps fixed on rising main1467213374633439840
Yards, areas paved, drained, repaired5627492013 |1121314511
Dustbins provided50496672799032153591
Ashpits abolished1-1-11-1317
Accumulations of filth, etc., removed3958492122817285499
Animals removed-13----15
Overcrowding abated102345-11549
Underground rooms, illegal occupation discontinued712--1_222
Roofs repaired82808156222735492875
Houses provided with water above basement floor-742114-3866
Dampness in dwellings remedied8567884484115384732
Ventilated food cupboards provided-174--85375409
Artificial lighting of staircases provided--4----3640
Closing Orders made under Housing Acts-
(a) Houses---------
(b) Underground rooms-------540540
Closing Orders determined-------4444
Repairs of houses completed under the Housing Acts-------180190
Infectious disease cases removed1198687652551565494
Houses disinfected after infectious diseases (including bedding, clothing, etc.)380196961824924713161,287
Rooms in such houses disinfected after infectious disease3892321182016028016261,448
Houses cleansed under houses let in lodgings by-laws10513491101884077132768
Cleansing of houses not on register3232411-2011510«:
*Verminous houses cleansed (including bedding, clothing, etc.)1221127586157448143675
*Verminous rooms cleansed in such houses2271582851291692553241,286
Dirty bedding cleansed419-513-6010111
„ ,, destroyed2-2113-110
Other sanitary works executed118150131193069251,5002,024

*These cleansings do not include those which appear on page 34 under the heading of
Disinfestation—treatment of verminous dwellings and treatment of slight infestations.