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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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The following is a summary of works completed under the supervision of the public health inspectors during the year:-
| House drains, reconstructed or repaired | 364 |
| House drains cleansed | 112 |
| Water closets, reconstructed or repaired | 154 |
| Water closets, new provided | 305 |
| Soil pipes, vent pipes, repaired etc | 74 |
| Soil pipes, vent pipes, new provided | 160 |
| Baths, new provided | 292 |
| Sinks, new provided | 249 |
| Lavatory basins, new provided | 570 |
| Bidets, new provided | 10 |
| Waste pipes, new provided | 325 |
| Cisterns, cleansed | 8 |
| Cisterns, covered | 14 |
| Taps fixed on rising main | 8 |
| Yards and areas paved, drained etc | 12 |
| Dustbins provided | 156 |
| Accumulations of filth, etc. removed | 92 |
| Roofs repaired | 409 |
| Houses provided with water above basement level | 13 |
| Dampness in dwellings remedied | 553 |
| Houses disinfected after infectious disease (including bedding, etc.) | 200 |
| Rooms in such houses, disinfected after infectious disease | 293 |
| Houses cleansed | 13 |
| Rooms in such houses | 62 |
| Verminous houses cleansed (including bedding, clothing, etc.) | 547 |
| Verminous rooms in such houses, cleansed | 1,484 |
| Other sanitary works executed | 1,321 |
HOUSING
| Inspection of dwelling houses during the year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (i) | (a) | Dwelling houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Act) | 5,990 |
| (b) | Inspections made for the purpose | 18,541 | |
| (ii) | (a) | Dwelling houses (including those under sub-head (i) above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 | 1,494 |
| (b) | Inspections made for the purpose | 2,702 | |
| (iii) | Dwelling houses found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation | 1,418 | |
| 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 | 833 | ||