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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 1967

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

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Table: Work Completed

Work Completed

House drains, reconstructed or repaired114
House drains cleansed102
Water closets, reconstructed or repaired108
Water closets, new provided247
Soil pipes, vent pipes, repaired, etc.49
Soil pipes, vent pipes, new provided86
Baths, new provided280
Sinks, new provided285
Lavatory basins, new provided119
Bidets, new provided13
Waste pipes, new provided223
Cisterns cleansed24
Dustbins provided91
Ac cumulations of filth, etc. removed226
Roofs, gutters and rainwater pipes repaired281
Dampness in dwellings remedied273
Artificial lighting to staircases provided79
Houses disinfected after infectious disease (including bedding,etc.)96
Rooms in such houses disinfected after infectious disease180
Verminous houses cleansed (including bedding, clothing- etc.)364
Verminous rooms in such houses cleansed818

Table: Housing

Housing

Individual Unfit Houses or Parts of Houses
Houses made fit after informal action under the Housing or Public Health Acts458
Houses repaired after service of formal notices under the Public Health Acts220
Houses made fit after service of formal notices under Section 9 of the Housing Act, 1957
(a) by owners101
(b) by local authority in default3
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 orders2
(6 dwellings)
(d) undertakings accepted from owners to render houses fit for habitationNil
(e) houses rendered fit for habitation by owners and closing orders determinedNil