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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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Table: The following table shows the number of notices issued in respect of nuisances defects etc., found during the year:-

The following table shows the number of notices issued in respect of nuisances defects etc., found during the year:-

Public Health (London) Act, 1936.
Intimation notices934
Statutory notices316
Final notices75
Various
Rent Restriction Act certificates3
Report of waste of water to M.W.B.76
Report of dangerous structures to L.C.C20
Other notices384

Table: The following is a summary of works completed under the supervision of the sanitary inspectors during the year (excluding war damage repairs):-

The following is a summary of works completed under the supervision of the sanitary inspectors during the year (excluding war damage repairs):-

House drains reconstructed25
,, ,, additions to10
Defective drains repaired46
House drains cleansed151
Water-closets reconstructed33
,, ,, repaired59
,, ,, new provided22
,, ,, supplied with water21
Soil pipes, ventilated, repaired, etc17
,, ,, new provided10
Ventalating pipes new provided22
Baths new provided16
Sinks new provided16
Lavatory basins new provided47
Waste pipes new provided36
Cisterns cleansed17
,, covered3
Taps fixed on rising main4
Yards,areas paved, drained repaired18
Dustbins provided97
Accumulations of fifth, etc.removed147
Overcrowding abated3
Animals removed8
Roofs repaired165
Houses provided with water above basement level11
Dampness in dwellings remedied235
Infectious disease cases removed184
Houses disinfected after infectious disease (including bedding, clothing, etc.)355
Rooms in such houses disinfected after infectious disease411
Houses cleansed under houses let in lodgings by-laws70
Cleansing of houses not on register14
Verminous houses cleansed (including bedding, clothing, etc.)193
Verminous rooms in such houses cleansed330
Dirty bedding cleansed5
,, ,, destroyed4
Other sanitary works excuted160