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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The following table shows the number of notices issued in respect of nuisances, defects, etc., found during the year
Public Health (London) Act, 1936 | |
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Intimation notices | 2,364 |
Statutory notices | 1,066 |
Pinal notices | 464 |
Various | |
Notice of intention to enter premises for inspection | 624 |
Rent Restrictions Act certificates | 16 |
Report of waste water to the Metropolitan Water Board | 71 |
Report of dangerous structures to the London County Council | 162 |
Other notices | 42 |
The following is a summary of works completed under the supervision of the sanitary inspectors during the year
House drains, reconstructed | 19 |
House drains, additions to | 75 |
Defective drains repaired | 143 |
House drains cleansed | 220 |
Water closets, reconstructed | 24 |
Water closets, repaired | 108 |
Water closets, new provided | 211 |
Water closets, supplied with water | 69 |
Soil pipes ventilated, repaired etc. | 24 |
Soil pipes, new provided | 94 |
Ventilating pipes, new provided | 135 |
Baths, new provided | 147 |
Sinks, new provided | 111 |
Lavatory basins, new provided | 515 |
Waste pipes, new provided | 295 |
Cisterns, cleansed | 19 |
Cisterns, covered | 3 |
Taps fixed on rising main | 10 |
Yards and areas paved, drained etc | 10 |
Dustbins provided | 101 |
Accumulations of filth, etc. removed | 109 |
Animals removed | 5 |
Roofs repaired | 919 |
Houses provided with water above basement level | 11 |
Dampness in dwellings remedied | 937 |
Infectious disease cases removed | 224 |
Houses disinfected after infectious disease (including bedding, etc.) | 466 |
Rooms in such houses, disinfected after infectious disease | 639 |
Houses cleansed under Houses let in Lodgings Byelaws | 137 |
Cleansing of houses not on register | 218 |
Verminous houses cleansed (including bedding, clothing, etc. ) | 677 |
Verminous rooms in such houses, cleansed | 1,396 |
Dirty bedding, cleansed | 112 |
Dirty bedding, destroyed | 17 |
Other sanitary works executed | 2,356 |