London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Kensington 1860

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]

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Staircases and passages cleansed and whitewashed 174
Drains cleansed and repaired 46
Drains cleansed only 39
Drains and sinks trapped 53
New pipe drains made 21
New drain pipes laid down under Inspector's Supervision feet 724
Privies panned and trapped 41
Privies cleansed only 32
Privies supplied with water 39
New privies erected 3
Dilapidated privies abolished 4
New cesspools made where there are no sewers 5
Cesspools emptied and abolished 27
Cesspools emptied only 13
Houses supplied with water 19
New cisterns or butts supplied 17
Large accumulations of dung, stagnant water, vegetable, or other
offensive matter removed 93
Swine removed 43
New dust bins or ash pits erected 27
Yards repaved or repaired 7
Nuisances removed at the request of Inspector, by letter to owners 15
New dung pits erected 2
Ventilation of houses improved 7
. Cases in which no Order for drainage could be made for want of
sewers 8
Cases no Order made 15
Cases in which Inspector could not interfere 11
Cases referred to Surveyor 5
Unnecessary complaints 11
Offensive cab stand pitched and drained 1
Licensed slaughter houses under continual inspection 49
Cleansing, whitewashing, and trapping drains to do. 27
Summoned for killing in unlicensed slaughter house 1
G. LOVETT, Inspector.
The food supplied to the inhabitants has been, on the whole, of a
good and wholesome character, though several Purveyors have been
cautioned. I am happy to say no seizures of bad food has taken place.