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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 1958

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

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Table: Public Health (London) Act, 1936

Public Health (London) Act, 1936

Houses inspected on complaint2,347
Houses inspected after infectious disease1,565
Re-inspections8,777
Smoke observations48
Other inspections967
Housing Act, 1957
Initial inspections (including preparation or revision of house-to-house cards)1,494
Re-inspections1,208
Initial inspections for overcrowding ......277
Re-inspections381
Underground Living Rooms
Initial inspections307
Re-inspections1,618
Drainage
Applications552
Plans submitted292
House drains inspected4,747
House drains tested529
Clean Air Act, 1956
Premises inspected (Smokeless zone)3,053
Factories Act, 1937
Premises inspected480
Outworkers' premises inspected60

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 notices1,418
Statutory notices617
Final notices152
Various
Factories Acts22
Report of waste water to the Metropolitan Water Board19
Report of dangerous structures to the London County Council56
Other notices108