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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 1882

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]

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Table: TABLE VI.Inspectors' Report of the Sanitary Work completed in the Year 1882-3.

TABLE VI.

Inspectors' Report of the Sanitary Work completed in the Year 1882-3.

Sanitary Districts *No. of Complaints received during the year.No. of Houses, Premises, &c., inspeoted.No. of Re-inspections of Houses, Premises, &co.Results of Inspection.House Drains.Water-Closets.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."†Dust Removal—No. of Communications received and attended to §Removal of Accumulations of Dung, Stagnant Water, Animal and other Refuse.Animals Removed, being improperly kept.Regularly Inspected.Legal Proceedings : i.e., Summonses.‡
Bakehouses.Licensed Cowsheds.Licensed Slaughter-houses.
N.W.54145717245751688071762216111399578136...219410323681160
N.E.711209120834516373115822519911010105638...4561476463624
Centrl.861642178134233648721102345...3031124236...539381630378
South5622751530486695411467080102451001414431...663110334429
Totals2676583624317481362242404264350507168415093323141...1877705571461826101

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* 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 Aet has not been put into operation.
§ The actual complaints of neglect, made by letter, were 58.
‡ Inclusive of proceedings, in 5 cases, under the Food and Drags Adulteration Act, the Inspector for the North-West District being the Inspector under the Act, and in 22 cases of
"obstruction, &c.," on and over the public ways.