London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1969
[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 | |
| Complaints (number of premises) | 2,763 |
| Infectious disease | 856 |
| Smoke observations | 30 |
| Other inspections | 2,499 |
| Re-inspections | 5,672 |
| Housing Acts. 1957 to 1964 | |
| Houses in multiple occupation (house-to-house) | 372 |
| Slum clearance (house-to-house) | 167 |
| Underground living rooms | 481 |
| Overcrowding | 313 |
| Other inspections (loans, grants, etc.) | 411 |
| Re—inspections | 7,821 |
| Clean Air Act. 1956 | |
| Total number of visits | 2,171 |
| Factories Act. 1961 | |
| Premises inspected | 286 |
| Outworkers' premises inspected | 42 |
| Other visits | 28 |
| Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act, 1963 | |
| Total number of visits | 1,750 |
| Drainage | |
| Applications received (plans submitted) | 399 |
| House drains inspected | 4,629 |
| House drains tested | 338 |
| Notices Served | |
| Public Health Acts. 1936 and 1961 | |
| Intimation notices | 510 |
| Statutory notices | 334 |
| Final notices | 49 |
| Housing Acts. 1957 to 1964 | |
| Section 9 (repair) | 83 |
| Section 14 (deficiencies of management) | 14 |
| Section 15 (additional amenities) | 56 |
| Section 16 (means of escape from fire) | 67 |
| Various | |
| Food hygiene (General) Regulations, 1960 | 69 |
| Offices, Shops & Railway Premises Act, 1963 | 51 |
| Other notices | 27 |