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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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Table: The following is a summary of the principal works completed under the supervision of the public health inspectors during the year:-

The following is a summary of the principal works completed under the supervision of the public health inspectors during the year:-

House drains, reconstructed or repaired263
House drains cleansed113
Water closets, reconstructed or repaired81
Water closets, new provided492
Soil pipes, vent pipes, repaired, etc.37
Soil pipes, vent pipes, new provided171
Baths, new provided398
Sinks, new provided303
Lavatory basins, new provided739
Bidets, new provided23
Waste pipes, new provided397
Cisterns, cleansed1
Dustbins provided51
Accumulations of filth, etc. removed138
Roofs repaired138
Dampness in dwellings remedied154
Artificial lighting to staircases provided3
Houses disinfected after infectious disease (including bedding, etc.)118
Rooms in such houses, disinfected after infectious disease191
Verminous houses cleansed (including bedding, clothing, etc.)277
Verminous rooms in such houses, cleansed530
Other sanitary works executed253

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HOUSING
Inspection of dwelling houses during the year
(i) (a) Dwelling houses inspected for housing
defects (under Public Health or Housing Act) 6,474
(b) Inspections made for the purpose 24,397
(ii) (a) Dwelling houses (including those under
head (i) above) which were inspected and
recorded under the Housing Consolidated
Regulations, 1925 409
(b) Inspections made for the purpose 1,250
(iii) Dwelling houses found not to be in all respects
reasonably fit for human habitation 882
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 593
Action under statutory powers during the year
(a) Premises repaired after service of formal notice
under the Public Health (London) Acts-
(i) By owners 283
(ii) By local authority in default 6