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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 1966

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

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

Work 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 repaired132
House drains cleansed88
Water closets, reconstructed or repaired106
Water closets, new provided267
Soil pipes, vent pipes, repaired, etc41
Soil pipes, vent pipes, new provided91
Baths, new provided249
Sinks, new provided208
Lavatory basins, new provided251
Bidets, new provided33
Waste pipes, new provided220
Cisterns cleansed14
Dustbins provided73
Accumulations of filth, etc. removed169
Roofs, gutters and rainwater pipes repaired300
Dampness in dwellings remedied254
Artificial lighting to staircases provided30
Houses disinfected after infectious disease116
(including beddings, etc.)
Rooms in such houses disinfected after infectious disease208
Verminous houses cleansed
(including bedding, clothing, etc.)445
Verminous rooms in such houses cleansed875
Other sanitary works executed158
HOUSING.
Individual Unfit Houses or Parts of Houses.
Houses made fit after informal action under the Housing or Public Health Acts490
Houses repaired after service of formal notices under the Public Health Acts ..304
Houses made fit after service of formal notices under Section 9 of the Housing Act, 1957
(a) by owners87
(b) by local authority in default1
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 orders (9 dwellings2 ngs)
(d) undertakings accepted from owners to render houses fit for habitationNil
(e) houses rendered fit for habitation by owners and closing orders determinedNil