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Kensington 1954

[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
Intimation notices
1,721
Statutory notices
680
Final notices
239
Various
Shops Act, 1934
16
Notice of intention to enter premises for
inspection
583
Rent Restrictions Act certificates
4
Certificates of disrepair
60
Report of waste water to the Metropolitan
Water Board
64
Report of dangerous structures to the
London County Council
84
Other notices
103
The following is a summary of works completed under the
supervision of the sanitary inspectors during the year:-
House drains, reconstructed or repaired 270
House drains, cleansed 180
Water closets, reconstructed or repaired 212
Water closets, new provided 265
Soil pipes, vent pipes, repaired etc 106
Soil pipes, vent pipes, new provided 99
Baths, new provided 240
Sinks, new provided 178
Lavatory basins, new provided 761
Waste pipes, new provided 347
Cisterns, cleansed 3
Cisterns, covered 7
Taps fixed on rising main 14
Yards and areas paved, drained etc. 9
Dustbins provided 128
Accumulations of filth, etc. removed 85
Roofs repaired 433
Houses provided with water above basement level 7
Dampness in dwellings remedied 681
Houses disinfected after infectious disease
(including bedding, etc.) 234
Rooms in such houses, disinfected after
infectious disease 333
Houses cleansed under Houses let in Lodgings
Byelaws 32
Cleansing of houses not on register 20
Verminous houses cleansed (including bedding,
clothing, etc.) 550
Verminous rooms in such houses, cleansed 1,412
Dirty bedding, cleansed 38
Dirty bedding, destroyed 10
Other sanitary works executed ,1,684