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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 and Chelsea 1965

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington & Chelsea Borough]

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Factories Act, 196113
Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act, 1963112
Other notices245

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

WORKS COMPLETED 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 repaired244
House drains cleansed99
Water closets, reconstructed or repaired118
Water closets, new provided446
Soil pipes, vent pipes, repaired, etc.78
Soil pipes, vent pipes, new provided175
Baths, new provided381
Sinks, new provided354
Lavatory basins, new provided494
Bidets, new provided71
Waste pipes, new provided262
Cisterns, cleansed2
Dustbins provided81
Accumulations of filth, etc., removed139
Roofs repaired177
Dampness in dwellings remedied216
Artificial lighting to staircases provided30
Houses disinfected after infectious disease (including bedding, etc.)118
Rooms in such houses disinfected after infectious diseases192
Verminous houses cleansed (including bedding, clothing, etc.)328
Verminous rooms in such houses cleansed654
Other sanitary works executed279

Table: HOUSINGINDIVIDUAL UNFIT HOUSES OR PARTS OF HOUSES

HOUSINGINDIVIDUAL UNFIT HOUSES OR PARTS OF HOUSES

Houses made fit after informal action under the Housing or Public Health Acts629
Houses repaired after service of formal notices under the Public Health Acts312
Houses made fit after service of formal notice under section 9 of the Housing Act, 1957 -
(a) by owners129
(b) by local authority in default4
Action under sections 16,17 and 23 of the Housing Act, 1957-
(a) demolition orders madeNil
(b) houses demolished in pursuance of demolition ordersNil
(c) closing orders made in lieu of demolition ordersNil
(d) undertaking accepted from owners to render house fit for habitationNil
(e) houses rendered fit for habitation by owners and closing orders determinedNil
Action under section 18 of the Housing Act, 1957 -
(a) closing orders made30 (56 rooms)
(b) closing orders determined38 (79 rooms)