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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 1872

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]

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Table: TABLE F.SANITARY WORK,COMPLETED IN THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 25th, 1873.

TABLE F.

SANITARY WORK,

COMPLETED IN THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 25th, 1873.

DISTRICT.Inspections.Results of Inspections.House Drains.Privies and W.C's.Dustbins.Water Supply.Miscellaneous.
Number of Houses, &c., Inspected.Ditto, Special Sanitary.Ditto, Re-inspected during progress of Works, &c.Orders issued for Sanitary Amendments of Houses and Premises.Rooms, Passages, Staircases, &c., Cleaned and WhitewashedRooms Disinfected after Small Pox, &c.Wash houses, Privies, Stables, Outhouses, &c Cleaned and Lime washed.Cleared and Repaired.Trapped.Connected with Sewer.New Fittings, Seats, &c.Cleaned and Repaired.Supplied with Water.New Provided.New Provided.Repaired.Cisterns (new) Erected.Ditto, Cleansed and Repaired.Ditto, provided with Covers.Removal of Accumulations of Dung, Stagnant Water, Animal and other offensive Matter.Swine removed from Places unfit for the keeping of the same, the Styes being mostly abolished.Regularly Inspected.
Bakehouses.Licensed Cowhouses.Licensed Slaughter Houses.
North42761266708538105369399135117222640589253254725169190731832
South4245136153144810343621598791918346231627932198818531822
Total85212627123998620871056142331964144741201241591479442572081263654