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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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it is not necessary to give seven days' notice to the manager thereof.
Detention Orders made in respect of these urgent cases are
limited to three weeks, and if it is necessary to extend this time,
compliance must be made with the original requirements of Section 47.
Although many cases of old people were investigated during
the year, in no case was formal action taken to secure compulsory
removal to an institute.
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 | 2,824 |
| Houses inspected after infectious disease | 1,496 |
| Re-inspections | 6,112 |
| Smoke observations | 28 |
| Other inspections | 1,422 |
| Housing Acts, 1957/1961 | |
| Initial inspection of dwelling houses | 646 |
| Re-inspections | 2,936 |
| Initial inspections for overcrowding | 277 |
| Re-inspections | 719 |
| Underground Living Rooms | |
| Initial inspections | 473 |
| Re—inspections | 1,779 |
| Drainage | |
| Applications | 315 |
| Plans submitted | 359 |
| House drains inspected | 6,110 |
| House drains tested | 765 |
| Factories Act, 1961 | |
| Premisees inspected | 162 |
| Outworkers' premises inspected | 223 |
| Clean Air Act. 1956 | |
| Total inspections | 4,684 |
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 | 1,010 |
| Statutory notices | 327 |
| Final notices | 116 |