London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Kensington 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
This page requires JavaScript
- 17 -
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 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 |