London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1881
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]
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| Sanitary districts.* | No. of Complaints received during the year. | No. of Houses, Premises, &c., inspected (irrespective of re-inspections) | Results of Inspection. | House Drains. | Privies and W.C.'s. | Dust Bins. | Water Supply. | Miscellaneous. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orders issued for Sanitary Amendments of Houses and Premises. | Houses, Premises, &c., Cleansed, Repaired, Whitewashed, &c. | Houses Disinfected after illness of an infectious character. | Repaired, Cleansed, Trapped, &c. | Ventilated. | Repaired, &c. | Supplied with Water. | New provided. | New provided. | Repaired, Covered, &c. | Cisterns (new) erected. | Cisterns Cleansed, Repaired and Covered. | Waste-Pipes connected with Drains, &c., abolished. | No. of Lodging Houses registered under 35th Section of 'The Sanitary Act, 1866."f | Dust Removal.—No of Communications receivec and attended to.§ | Removal of accumulations of Dung, Stagnant Water, Animal and other Refuse. | Animals Removed, being improperly kept. | Regularly Inspected. | Other Proceedings,e.g. Legal Proceedings | |||||
| Bakehouses. | Licensed Cowsheds. | Licensed Slaughter-houses. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| N.W. | 162 | 1683 | 539 | 125 | 90 | 60 | 63 | 20 | 149 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 60 | 14 | ... | 244 | 386 | 83 | 36 | 10 | 11 | 58 |
| N.E. | 178 | 1541 | 455 | 213 | 111 | 106 | 72 | 174 | 197 | 2 | 22 | 36 | 7 | 107 | 57 | ... | 528 | 155 | 7 | 44 | 5 | 9 | 18 |
| Centrl. | 80 | 1301 | 399 | 386 | 102 | 63 | 66 | 29 | 69 | 2 | 15 | 45 | 11 | 37 | 34 | ... | 626 | 53 | ... | 30 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| South | 173 | 2353 | 665 | 1066 | 159 | 160 | 86 | 99 | 145 | 8 | 27 | 124 | 35 | 166 | 123 | ... | 974 | 461 | 3 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 28 |
| Totals | 593 | 6878 | 2058 | 1790 | 462 | 389 | 287 | 322 | 560 | 19 | 80 | 223 | 77 | 370 | 228 | ... | 2372 | 1055 | 93 | 145 | 22 | 29 | 106 |
* The North-East and North-West Districts are north of the centre of Uxbridge Road ; to the East and West of Ladbroke Grove, and Ladbroke Grove Road respectively:
the Central and South Districts are south of Uxbridge Road.
† This Act has not been put into operation.
§ The actual complaints of neglect or non-removal, made by letter, were 41.
‡ Irrespective of proceedings (in 12 cases) under the Food and Drugs Adulteration Act: the Inspector for the North-West District being the Inspector under the Act.