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

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Kensington 1865

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]

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I beg to append, as usual, a list of the nuisances reported
to your Sanitary Committee, at their usual meetings, in consequence
of which, notices were served under the Local Act
for removing the same.
From March 25th, 1865, to March 25th, 1866.
Proceedings under Nuisance Removal Act,
From ITarch 25th, 1865, to March 25th, 1866.
Total number of Complaints made 457
Notices served 382
Summonses at Police Court 43
Magistrates Orders made 29
Drains, new pipe laid under Inspector's supervision (feet) 630
„ cleansed 73
„ repaired 45
,, trapped 52
„ entered into Sewer 17
Sinks trapped 23
Privies cleansed and repaired 34
„ panned, trapped, and supplied with water 62
,, dilapidated, abolished 3
„ new erected 7
Cesspools emptied 22
„ abolished 5
„ new ones made where no Sewers 6
Rooms cleansed and whitewashed 573
Staircases and passages „ 69
Houses supplied with water 13
Dung pits erected 18
Dust bins ,, 39
Yards and stables repaved, or paving repaired 27
Accumulations of dung, stagnant water, animal or other
offensive matter, removed 226
Nuisances removed at request of Inspector, by letters to
owners 57
Animals kept in an offensive condition, removed 54
Cases in which Inspectors could not interfere 31
„ no Order made for want of Sewers 28
„ no Order made 7
„ referred to Surveyor18