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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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 repaired | 132 |
House drains cleansed | 88 |
Water closets, reconstructed or repaired | 106 |
Water closets, new provided | 267 |
Soil pipes, vent pipes, repaired, etc | 41 |
Soil pipes, vent pipes, new provided | 91 |
Baths, new provided | 249 |
Sinks, new provided | 208 |
Lavatory basins, new provided | 251 |
Bidets, new provided | 33 |
Waste pipes, new provided | 220 |
Cisterns cleansed | 14 |
Dustbins provided | 73 |
Accumulations of filth, etc. removed | 169 |
Roofs, gutters and rainwater pipes repaired | 300 |
Dampness in dwellings remedied | 254 |
Artificial lighting to staircases provided | 30 |
Houses disinfected after infectious disease | 116 |
(including beddings, etc.) | |
Rooms in such houses disinfected after infectious disease | 208 |
Verminous houses cleansed | |
(including bedding, clothing, etc.) | 445 |
Verminous rooms in such houses cleansed | 875 |
Other sanitary works executed | 158 |
HOUSING. | |
Individual Unfit Houses or Parts of Houses. | |
Houses made fit after informal action under the Housing or Public Health Acts | 490 |
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 owners | 87 |
(b) by local authority in default | 1 |
Action under Sections 16, 17 and 23 of | |
the Housing Act, 1957 | |
(a) demolition orders made | Nil |
(b) houses demolished in pursuance | |
of demolition orders | Nil |
(c) closing orders made in lieu of demolition orders (9 dwellings | 2 ngs) |
(d) undertakings accepted from owners to render houses fit for habitation | Nil |
(e) houses rendered fit for habitation by owners and closing orders determined | Nil |