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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 1959
[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 | 273 |
| House drains cleansed | 125 |
| Water closets, reconstructed or repaired | 155 |
| Water cloests, new provided | 416 |
| Soil pipes, vent pipes, repaired etc | 71 |
| Soil pipes, vent pipes, new provided | 151 |
| Baths, new provided | 312 |
| Sinks, new provided | 255 |
| Lavatory basins, new provided | 767 |
| Bidets, new provided | 17 |
| Water pipes, new provided | 370 |
| Cisterns, cleansed | 3 |
| Taps fixed on rising main | 1 |
| Yards and areas paved, drained etc | 5 |
| Dustbins provided | 101 |
| Accumulations of filth, etc. removed | 144 |
| Roofs repaired | 247 |
| Houses provided with water above basement level | 7 |
| Dampness in dwelling remedied | 323 |
| Artificial lighting to staircases provided | 4 |
| Houses disinfected after infectious disease (including bedding, etc.) | 220 |
| Rooms in such houses, disinfected after infectious disease | 344 |
| Houses cleansed | 15 |
| Verminous houses cleansed (including bedding, clothing,etc.) | 510 |
| Verminous rooms in such houses, cleansed | 892 |
| Other sanitary works executed | 720 |
HOUSING
Inspection of dwelling houses during the year
| (i) | (a) | Dwelling houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Act) | 5,560 |
| (b) | Inspections made for the purpose | 16,818 | |
| (ii) | (a) | Dwelling houses (including those under sub-head (i) above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolid- ated Regulations, 1925 | 506 |
| (b) | Inspections made for the purpose | 635 | |
| (iii) | Dwelling houses found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation | 1,071 | |
| 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 | 657 | ||