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 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS AND THEIR ASSISTANTS
The following is a summary of the work carried out during the year
by, or under the supervision of, the public health inspectors and their
assistants-
Inspections made
Public Health Acts, 1936 and 1961 | |
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Complaints (number of premises) | 2,361 |
Infectious disease | 577 |
Smoke observations | 84 |
Other inspections | 2,253 |
Re—inspections | 5,l54 |
Housing Acts, 1957 to 1964 | |
Houses in multiple occupation (house-to-house) | 214 |
Slum clearance (house-to-house) | 242 |
Underground living rooms | 559 |
Overcrowding | 287 |
Other inspections (loans, grants,, etc,) | 153 |
Re-inspections | 8,425 |
Clean Air Act, 1956 | |
Total number of visits | 2,812 |
Factories Act, 1961 | |
Premises inspected | 92 |
Outworkers' premises inspected | 22 |
Offices. Shops and Railway Premises Act. 1963 | |
Total number of visits | 4,104 |
Drainage | |
Applications received (plans submitted) | 444 |
House drains inspected | 9,218 |
House drains tested | 795 |
Notices Served
Public Health Acts, and l96l | |
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Intimation notices | 665 |
Statutory notices | 216 |
Final notices | 86 |
Housing Acts. 1957 and 1961 | |
Section 9 Crepair) | 189 |
Section 14 (deficiencies of management) | 31 |
Section 15 (additional amenities) | 176 |
Section 16 (means of escape from fire) | 168 |
Various | |
Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Actt 1963 | 52 |
Other notices | 106 |