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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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House drains, reconstructed or repaird76
House drains cleansed100
Water closets, reconstructed or repaired50
Water closets, new provided169
Soil pipes, vent pipes,. repaired, etc.39
Soil pipes, vent pipes, new provided43
Baths, new provided154
Sinks, new provided151
Lavatory basins, new provided61
Bidets, new provided5
Waste pipes, new provided122
Cisterns cleansed21
Dustbins provided87
Accumulations of filth, etc., removed203
Roofs, gutters and rainwater pipes repaired272
Dampness in dwellings remedied154
Artificial lighting to staircases provided78

Table: MEDICINAL BATHS - PERSONAL CLEANSING STATION The following table shows the work carried out during 1969:-

MEDICINAL BATHS - PERSONAL CLEANSING STATION The following table shows the work carried out during 1969:-

DescriptionScabiesVermin
PersonsCleansingsPersonsCleansings
Adults Kensington & Chelsea137225208234
Other boroughs---—
Schoolchildren Kensington & Chelsea106184149149
Other boroughs31447474
Children under five Kensington & Chelsea25433333
Other boroughs————
TOTALS299496464490

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In addition to the cleansing of persons referred to above, the
number of articles disinfested at the medicinal baths during the year
numbered 373.

Table: DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION

DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION

A summary of the routine work carried out in 1969 by the disinfecting staff is shown in the following table:-
Houses disinfected after infectious disease63(112 rooms)
Houses disinfested after vermin818 (1649 rooms)
Total weight of bedding, etc. dealt with4¾ tons