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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough.
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SANITARY INSPECTION
The following table shows a summary of the inspections,
etc. carried, out by the public health inspectors and their assistants
during the year:-
Public Health (London) Act, 1936
Houses inspected on complaint 2,396
Houses inspected after infectious disease 1,525
Re-inspections 6,230
Smoke observations 24
Other inspections 1,240
Housing Act. 1957
Initial inspection of dwelling houses 409
Re-inspections 841
Initial inspections for overcrowding 400
Re—inspections 731
Underground Living Rooms
Initial inspections 504
Re-inspections 2,213
Drainage
Applications 385
Plans submitted 349
House drains inspected 7,663
House drains tested 811
Factories Act. 1961
Premises inspected 229
Outworkers' premises inspected 191
Clean Air Act, 1956
Total inspections 4,186
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 notices 823
Statutory notices 289
Final notices 108
Various
Factories Act 5
Report of waste water to the Metropolitan Water Board 41
Report of dangerous structures to the London County
Council 31
Other notices 110