Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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Factories Act | 5 |
Report of waste water to the Metropolitan Water Board | 51 |
Report of dangerous structures to the London | |
County Council | 55 |
Other notices (including notice of entry) | 947 |
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 repaired | 339 |
House drains cleansed | 125 |
Water closets, reconstructed or repaired | 122 |
Water closets, new provided | 397 |
Soil pipes, vent pipes, repaired, etc | 87 |
Soil pipes, vent pipes, new provided | 142 |
Baths, new provided | 318 |
Sinks, new provided | 262 |
Lavatory basins, new provided | 590 |
Bidets, new provided | 24 |
Waste pipes, new provided | 522 |
Cisternss cleansed | 18 |
Dustbins provided | 72 |
Accumulations of filth, etc. removed | 140 |
Roofs repaired | 95 |
Dampness in dwellings remedied | 109 |
Artificial lighting to staircases provided | 2 |
Houses disinfected after infectious disease (including bedding, etc.) | 127 |
Rooms in such houses, disinfected after infectious disease | 203 |
Verminous houses cleansed (including bedding, clothing, etc.) | 258 |
Verminous rooms in such houses, cleansed | 551 |
Other sanitary works executed | 355 |
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 purpose | 23,762 | |
(ii) | (a) Dwelling houses (including those under sub-head (i) above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 | 1,396 |
(b) Inspections made for the purpose | 6,830 | |
(iii) | Dwelling houses found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation | 1,086 |
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 Acts | 759 |