London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Kensington 1957

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

This page requires JavaScript

Text

Copy text to clipboard

- 35 -

Table: Public Health (London) Act, 1936

Public Health (London) Act, 1936

Houses inspected on complaint2,242
Houses inspected after infectious disease2,076
Re-inspections9,683
Smoke observations87
Other inspections1,184
Housing Act, 1957
Initial inspections (including preparation or revision of house-to-house cards)690
Re-inspections603
Initial inspections for overcrowding247
Re-inspections314
Underground Living Rooms
Initial inspections281
Re-inspections2,168
Drainage
Applications492
Plans submitted315
House drains inspected5,300
House drains tested467
Clean Air Act, 1956
Premises inspected (Smokeless zone)3,086
Factories Act, 1937
Premises inspected701
Outworkers' premises inspected206

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 notices1,254
Statutory notices426
Final notices166
Various
Factories Acts25
Notice of intention to enter premises for inspection8
Report of waste water to the Metropolitan Water Board13
Report of dangerous structures to the London County Council32
Other notices89