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Kensington 1890

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]

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at once to his district, after recording in a book to be provided for
the purpose the time of his departure, together with an explanation
of the cause of delay, should he be unavoidably detained.
"2. The Inspector to keep a diary, showing the day's work in the order
in which it is done, such diary to be entered up at home after office
hours.
"3. The duty of obtaining particulars of notified cases of small-pox, fever,
diphtheria, &c.; of arranging for the removal of the sick to hospitals;
of supervising the disinfection of houses after infectious disease;
and of superintending the removal of infected articles for disinfection,
to be performed by the Inspector for the Central District, who
will report to the Medical Officer of Health any sanitary defects or
nuisances he may discover on the infected premises.
"4. The Inspector to have the services of a labourer in the actual work of
preparing rooms for disinfection, as provided by the Order made
by the Vestry in 1877.
"5. In view of the special and increased duties to be performed by the
Inspector for the Central District, the said district to be altered, so
as to comprise that part of the parish only, which lies between
Kensington Road and Uxbridge Road.
"6. The South District in future to comprise the whole of the parish south
of Kensington Road.
"7. When the Inspector requires a drain to be uncovered for examination, or
to be tested, to ascertain its condition, the Medical Officer of Health
to give the order to the jobbing contractor for the execution of the
works.
"8. The Inspector to be responsible for the supervision of work required by
any sanitary notice issued by the Vestry, except in cases involving
the entire or partial reconstruction of the main drain of the house.
In such cases a copy of the notice to be handed to the Surveyor, who
will be responsible for the supervision of the work, and will report
to the Works and Sanitary Committee, when the same shall have
been completed to his satisfaction.
"9. Houses not to be visited by the Inspector upon application of the owner
or the occupier, unless the ground for such application be stated.
Should the application be made in writing, and no reason be given,
the letter to be handed to the Medical Officer of Health, with a view
to the necessary enquiry being made.
"10. Should an application be made for the inspection of a house for the
purpose of ascertaining that the sanitary arrangements are satisfactory,
merely for the satisfaction of the owner, or the occupier, or