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Kensington 1939
[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 during the year:-
| Public Health (London) Act, 1936 | |
|---|---|
| Intimation notices. | 1,466 |
| Statutory notices | 471 |
| Final notices, | 168 |
| Summonses issued | 10 |
| Housing Act, 1936 | |
| Section 9 (repairs) | 33 |
| Section 57 (entry) | 149 |
| Various | |
| Rent Restriction Act certificates | 3 |
| Report of waste of water to M.W.B. | 117 |
| Report of dangerous structures to L.C.C | 52 |
| Other notices. | 30 |
The following is a summary of works completed under the supervision of the district and housing inspectors daring the year:-
| House drains reconstructed. | 86 |
| ,, ,, additions etc. | 122 |
| Defective drains repaired | 132 |
| House drains cleansed | 162 |
| Water-closets reconstructed. | 97 |
| ,, repaired | 168 |
| ,, new provided | 144 |
| ,, supplied with water | 293 |
| Soil pipes ventilated, repaired, etc | 81 |
| ,, ,, new provided. | 111 |
| Ventilating pipes: new provided. | 91 |
| Baths, new provided | 329 |
| Sinks, ,, | 358 |
| Bidets, | 3 |
| Lavatory basins, new provided | 529 |
| Waste pipes, | 399 |
| Cisterns cleansed | 89 |
| ,, covered | 32 |
| ,, abolished | 3 |
| Taps fixed on rising main. | 181 |
| Yards, areas paved, drained, repaired | 160 |
| Dustbins provided. | 370 |
| Accumulations of filth, etc. removed. | 224 |
| Overcrowding abated | 126 |
| Animals removed. | 12 |
| Underground rooms, illegal occupation discontinued | 21 |
| Roofs repaired. | 679 |
| Houses provided with water above basement level. | 58 |
| Dampness in dwellings remedied | 660 |
| Ventilated food cupboards provided | 257 |
| Artificial lighting of staj rcases provided | 11 |
| Closing orders made under Housing Acts – underground rooms. | 418 |
| Closing orders determined. | 93 |
| Repairs of houses completed under the Housing Acts | 92 |
| Infectious disease cases removed. | 231 |
| Houses disinfected after infectious disease (including bedding clothing, etc. | 485 |
| Rooms in such houses disinfected after infectious disease | 513 |
| Houses cleansed under houses let in lodgings by laws | 447 |
| Cleansing of houses not on register. | 117 |
| Verminous houses cleansed (including bedding, clothings etc.) | 380 |
| Verminous rooms cleansed in such houses | 688 |
| Dirty bedding cleansed . | 44 |
| ,, ,, destroyed. | 3 |
| Other sanitary works executed | 942 |
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