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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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Table: Various

Various

Factories Act5
Report of waste water to the Metropolitan Water Board51
Report of dangerous structures to the London
County Council55
Other notices (including notice of entry)947

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 repaired339
House drains cleansed125
Water closets, reconstructed or repaired122
Water closets, new provided397
Soil pipes, vent pipes, repaired, etc87
Soil pipes, vent pipes, new provided142
Baths, new provided318
Sinks, new provided262
Lavatory basins, new provided590
Bidets, new provided24
Waste pipes, new provided522
Cisternss cleansed18
Dustbins provided72
Accumulations of filth, etc. removed140
Roofs repaired95
Dampness in dwellings remedied109
Artificial lighting to staircases provided2
Houses disinfected after infectious disease (including bedding, etc.)127
Rooms in such houses, disinfected after infectious disease203
Verminous houses cleansed (including bedding, clothing, etc.)258
Verminous rooms in such houses, cleansed551
Other sanitary works executed355

Table: HOUSING

HOUSING

Inspection of dwelling houses during the year
(i)(a) Dwelling houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Act)6,362
(b) Inspections made for the purpose23,762
(ii)(a) Dwelling houses (including those under sub-head (i) above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 19251,396
(b) Inspections made for the purpose6,830
(iii)Dwelling houses found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation1,086
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 Acts759