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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 1954

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]

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Table: The provision of new housing accommodation The post-war new housing schemes completed or being erected in Kensington by the Council are summarised as follows:-

The provision of new housing accommodation The post-war new housing schemes completed or being erected in Kensington by the Council are summarised as follows:-

Dwellings
Henry Dickens Court310
Balfour of Burleigh Estate120
Portobello Court158
Denbigh Road/West bourne Grove102
Ingelow House, Holland street33
Kelfield Court18
St. Columbs House, Blagrove Road16
Allom House, Walmer Road40
Barlow House , Walmer Road32
Hudson House, St, Marks Place12
Corbett House, Cathcart Road15
Galsworthy House, Elgin Crescent16
Liddiard House, Lansdowrne Road8
Hunter House, Old Brompton Road15
Pinborough Road (two schemes)22
Orpen House, Trebovir Road8
Wornington Road9
11 and 29, Chepstow Crescent16
319, Ladbroke Grove9
Salter House, Silchester Road15
96 and 98, Blenheim Crescent10
Colville Gardens and Square20
19 - 27, Acklam Road8
10 - 14 Blagrove Road6
Raddington Road18
10 - 14 Cambridge Gardens8

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Other schemes for building new housing accommodation are
in various stages of preparation,,
Overcrowding
Since the end of the war, it has been felt that the
rigid enforcement of the overcrowding standards in the
Housing Act, 1936, is impracticable and, therefore, the
Public Health Committee approved a scheme for dealing with
the worst cases in the first place. The Committee adopted a
Modified Standard which involved increasing the "permitted
numbers" for a dwelling house by a specific amount according
to the number of rooms. This Standard has been applied
throughout although minor amendments have been made as a
result of experience gained.
All cases of overcrowding coming to notice have been
classified under four headings as follows
Category 1. Overcrowding under the legal
standard where alternative
accommodation has been offered
and refused.
Category 2. Overcrowding in excess of the
Modified Standard.
Category 3ยป Overcrowding above the legal
standard but within the Modified
Standard, where there are
special medical reasons involved.
Category 1+. As in Category 3s but without
special medical circumstances.