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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 1944

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]

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necessitous Kensington mother giving birth to a premature
infant.
During the year under review, the births of
94 premature infants were notified. Of these, 26 were born
at home and 68 in hospitals outside Kensington.
Of those born at home:-
25 were nursed entirely at home.
11 died during the first twenty-four hours.
12 survived at the end of one month.
Of those born in hospital:-
12 died during the first twenty-four hours.
55 survived at the end of one month.
Arrangements have been made for birth notifications
to give the weight of the child when born.

Table: SANITARY INSPECTION. The following table shows a summary of the inspections, etc. carried out by the sanitary inspectors during the year:-

SANITARY INSPECTION. The following table shows a summary of the inspections, etc. carried out by the sanitary inspectors during the year:-

Total Complaints recived2,301
Public Health (London) Act, 1936.
Houses inspected on complaint2,264
,, ,, after infectious disease911
Re-inspections6,440
Inspections of news16
Smoke observationsNil
Other inspections2,859
By-laws re Houses Let in Dodgings.
Houses inspected on complaint37
Re-inspections170
Housing Act, 1936.
Initial inspections (including preparation or revision of house-to-house cards)33
Re-inspections468
Underground Living Rooms.
Primary inspections18
Re-inspections42
Scabies Order.
Inspections1,046
Drainage.
Application made42
Plans submitted9
House drains tested and inspected89
Shops Act, 1934.
Inspections made866

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(The above record does not include the
heavy amount of work performed by the sanitary
inspectors on the inspection of houses
damaged by enemy action.)