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 & Chelsea Borough]
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Complaints | 3,472 |
Infectious disease | 1,444 |
Smoke observations | 126 |
Other inspections | 2,775 |
Re-inspections | 6,595 |
Housing Acts, 1957 to 1964 | |
Houses in multiple occupation (house-to-house) | 143 |
Slum clearance (house-to-house) | 192 |
Underground living rooms | 315 |
Overcrowding | 251 |
Other inspections (loans, grants, etc.) | 522 |
Re-inspections | 7,386 |
Clear Air Act, 1956 | |
Total inspections | 3,601 |
Factories Act, 1961 | |
Premises inspected | 162 |
Outworkers' premises inspected | 153 |
Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act, 1963 | |
Total inspections | 1,915 |
Drainage | |
Application | 419 |
Plans submitted | 317 |
House drains inspected | 9,714 |
House drains tested | 1,490 |
NOTICES SERVED
The following is a summary of the number of notices served in respect of nuisances, defects, etc., found during the year:-
Public Health Acts, 1936 and 1961 | |
Intimation notices | 876 |
Statutory notices | 300 |
Final notices | 99 |
Housing Acts, 1957 to 1964 | |
Section 9 (repair) | 82 |
Section 14 (deficiencies of management) | 12 |
Section 15 (additional amenities) | 75 |
Section 16 (means of escape from fire) | 61 |