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Kensington 1896

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Parish]

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he most conveniently practicable, I added to the above report
a statement showing certain particulars in respect to the
six Sanitary Districts as they were constituted in February,
1896, as follows:—

NORTH KENSINGTON.

Sanitary DistrictArea in AcresPopulation in 1896.No. of separate Families, in 1891No of Inhabited Houses in 1891.No. of Tenements of less than five rooms in 1891.Present number of Registered Houses
North25532,4036,7932,8665,503271
NorthEast49036,2768,1845,0024,450119
NorthWest11216,8753,6691,6362,993267
Totals85785,55418,5969,50412,946657
SOUTH KENSINGTON.
Sanitary DistrictArea in AcresPopulation in 1896.No of separate Families in 191.No of Inhabited Houses in 1891No. of Tenements of less than, five rorms, in 1891.Present number of Registered Houses
Central45020,0354,2932,9972,023393
SouthEast47032,0196,3545,1051,979100
SouthWest45031,8606,7104,4783,104393
Totals1,37083,91417,85712,5807,106886

The report concluded with the observation that the above
figures would appear to support the view taken by the Joint
Committees, and endorsed by your Vestry, in February 1896,
that in any re¬arrangement of the sanitary districts "the three
districts south of High¬street, Notting¬hill, and Holland¬park
avenue, should not be interfered with."
On October 7th, a special meeting of your Vestry was
held to receive the report of the Sanitary Committee on the
reference of the 15th July, directing them to "arrange for an
increase of sanitary inspection in the Notting Dale
district, as suggested by the Special Committee." The
Committee reported that they had "come to the conclusion
that the only alternative to an increase of the