London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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Various
| Various | |
| Factories Acts | 20 |
| Notice of intention to enter premises for Inspection | 42 |
| Report of waste water to the Metropolitan Water Board | 26 |
| Report of dangerous structures to the London Country Council | 44 |
| Other notices | 118 |
The following is a summary of works completed under the supervision of the public health inspectors during the year
| House drains, reconstructed or repaired | 251 |
| House drains cleansed | 108 |
| Water closets, reconstructed or repaired | 162 |
| Water closets, new provided | 314 |
| Soil pipes, vent pipes, repaired etc. | 100 |
| Soil pipes, vent pipes, new provided | 130 |
| Baths, new provided | 270 |
| Sinks, new provided | 275 |
| Lavatory basins, new provided | 548 |
| Bidets, new provided | 20 |
| Waste pipes, new provided | 393 |
| Cisterns, cleansed | 2 |
| Cisterns, covered | 2 |
| Taps fixed on rising main | 4 |
| Yards and areas paved, drained etc. | 17 |
| Dustbins provided | 157 |
| Accumulations of filth, etc. removed | 82 |
| Roofs repaired | 366 |
| Houses provided with water above basement level | 4 |
| Dampness in dwellings remedied | 452 |
| Houses disinfected after infectious disease (including bedding, etc.) | 290 |
| Rooms in such houses, disinfected after infectious disease | 456 |
| Houses cleansed | 32 |
| Rooms in such houses | 102 |
| Verminous houses cleansed (including bedding, | 392 |
| Verminous rooms in such houses, cleansed | 895 |
| Other sanitary works executed | 1,031 |
HOUSING
| Inspection of dwelling houses during the year | |||
| (i) | (a) | Dwelling houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Hr.+.S | 6. |
| 00 | Inspections made for the purpose | 19,061 | |
| (ii) | (a) | Dwelling houses (including those under sub-head (i) above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolid- | 203 |
| 00 | Inspections made for the purpose | 734 | |
| (iii) Dwelling houses found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation | 1,609 | ||