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Kensington 1884

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]

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TABLE VI.

Inspectors' Report of the Sanitary Work completed in the year 1884-5.

Sanitary Districts.*No. of Complaints received during the year.No. of Houses, Premises, &c., inspected.No. of Re-inspections of Houses, Premises, &c.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.5813011338470112566657591155335713788...185110513881083
N.E.74111213113731837125631197131551924426...4067014452524
Centrl.134143719532581688516634253871718112926...364122130278
South561923179142948210417674786963691415164...5171523423224
Totals322577363931530945316664196359353235816340302124...1472344891551524139
*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 Section of the Act was not in operation in 1884-5.
‡ The actual complaints of neglect made by letter were 58.
§ Inclusive of proceedings, in 9 cases, under the Food and Drugs Adulteration Act, the Inspector for the North-West District being the Inspector under the Act, and in 22 cases of "obstructions, &c.," on and over the public ways.