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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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The following is a summary of works completed under the supervision of the sanitary inspectors during the year:-
| House drains, reconstructed or repaired | 255 |
| House drains, cleansed | 141 |
| Water closets, reconstructed or repaired | 137 |
| Water closets, new provided | 378 |
| Soil pipes, vent pipes, repaired etc. | 132 |
| Soil pipes, vent pipes, new provided | 145 |
| Baths, new provided | |
| Sinks, new provided | 183 |
| Lavatory basins, new provided | 719 |
| Bidets, new provided | |
| Waste pipes, new provided | |
| Cisterns, cleansed | |
| Cisterns, covered | |
| Taps fixed on rising main | 5 |
| Yards and areas paved, drained etc. | 14 |
| Dustbins provided | 184 |
| Accumulations of filth, etc. removed | 97 |
| Roofs repaired | 367 |
| Houses provided with water above basement level | |
| Dampness in dwellings remedied | 444 |
| Houses disinfected after infectious disease (including bedding, etc.) | 369 |
| Rooms in such houses, disinfected after infectious disease | 552 |
| Houses cleansed | |
| Rooms in such houses | 90 |
| Verminous houses cleansed (including bedding, clothing, etc.) | 556 |
| Verminous rooms in such houses, cleansed | |
| Other sanitary works executed | 883 |
HOUSING
| Inspection of dwelling houses during the year | |
| (i) (a) Dwelling houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Act ) | 8,622 |
| (b) Inspections made for the purpose | 22,410 |
| (ii) (a) Dwelling houses (including those under sub-head (i) above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 | 644 |
| (b) Inspections made for the purpose | 2,595 |
| (iii) Dwelling houses found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation | 1,212 |
| Remedy of defects without service of formal notices | |
| Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered fit in consequence of informal action under the Housing or Public Health Acts | 773 |
| Action under statutory powers during the year | |
| (a) Premises repaired after service of formal notice under the Public Health (London) Act:- | |
| (i) By owners | 479 |
| (ii) By local authority in default | 2 |