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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 1955

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

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Table: SANITARY INSPECTIONThe following table shows a summary of the inspections, etc., carried out by the sanitary inspectors during the year:-

SANITARY INSPECTION

The following table shows a summary of the inspections, etc., carried out by the sanitary inspectors during the year:-

Public Health (London) Act, 1936
Houses inspected on complaint3,237
Houses inspected after infectious disease3,608
Re-inspections9,221
Smoke observations77
Other inspections1,564
Housing Act, 1936
Initial inspections (including preparation or revision of house-to-house cards)644
Re-inspections1,951
Initial inspections for overcrowding509
Re-inspections458
Underground Living Rooms
Initial inspections166
Re-inspections972
Drainage
Applications544
Plans submitted367
House drains inspected5,084
House drains tested702
Factories Act, 1937
Premises inspected865

Table: The following table shows the number of notices issued in respect of nuisances, defects, etc., found during the year:-

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 notices1,212
Statutory notices479
Final notices159
Various
Factories Acts30
Notice of intention to enter premises for inspection1,122
Certificates of disrepair67
Report of waste water to the Metropolitan Water Board56
Report of dangerous structures to the London County Council41
Other notices49

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The following is a summary of works completed under the
supervision of the sanitary inspectors during the year:-