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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16
Various
Notice of intention to enter premises for
inspection 582
Rent Restrictions Act certificates 24
Report of waste water to the Metropolitan
Water Board 100
Report of dangerous structures to the
London County Council 101
Other notices 45
The following is a summary of works completed under the
supervision of the sanitary inspectors during the year
House drains, reconstructed 17
.House drains, additions to 180
Defective drains, repaired 188
House drains, cleansed 261
Water closets, reconstructed 38
Water closets, repaired 214
Water closets, new provided 249
Water closets, supplied with water 89
Soil pipes ventilated, repaired etc 66
Soil pipes, new provided 68
Ventilating pipes, new provided 125
Baths, new provided 125
Sinks, new provided 171
Lavatory basins, new provided 552
Waste pipes, new provided 489
Cisterns, cleansed 20
Cisterns, covered 13
Taps fixed on rising main 11
Yards and areas paved, drained, etc 17
Dustbins provided 152
Accumulations of filth, etc., removed 139
Animals removed 15
Roofs repaired 1,023
Houses provided with water above basement level 34
Dampness in dwellings remedied 1,249
Infectious disease cases removed 304
Houses disinfected after infectious disease
(including bedding, etc.) 418
Rooms in such houses, disinfected after
infectious disease 625
Houses cleansed under Houses let in Lodgings Byelaws 794
Cleansing of houses not on register 236
Verminous houses cleansed (including bedding,
clothing, etc.) 1,039
Verminous rooms in such houses, cleansed 2,424
Dirty bedding, cleansed 99
Dirty bedding, destroyed 18
Other sanitary works executed 4,577