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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 1889

[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 1889-90.

TABLE VI.

Inspectors' Report of the Sanitary Work completed in the year 1889-90.

Sanitary Districts1No. 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.
Notices 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, &c.Ventilated, Trapped, &c.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, t
Bakehouses.Licensed Cowsheds.Licensed Slaughter Houses.
N.W4513271550867461105584611256202118344726287208365868
N.E.5890218095737211891204194166171182738769437181452553
Central53149520774052136729108139931193614332043190406232713
South284222125456564136710410969396563832161117833682943442214
Totals4405945798125017443622795053377865956103912661912211282372181481122148

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* The North-East and North-West Districts lie north of the centre of Uxbridge Road, to the East and West of Ladbroke G rove and Ladbroke Grove Road respectively
(North Kensington): the Central and South Districts are south of Uxbridge Road (South Kensington).
§ The total number of houses on the Register in March, 1890, in round figures, was 1,800.
† Since Jul)- 11th, 1889, most of the Dust Applications have gone through the Vestry Clerk's and Surveyor's departments.
‡ Exclusive of proceedings, in 42 cases, under the Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1875, all of the Inspectors being Inspectors under the Act; and in 10 cases of
"obstruction, etc.." on and over the public ways, but inclusive of 6 cases of disobedience of the Justices' orders. Total number of summonses 200