Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]
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Twenty-two summonses were issued for breaches of the Lodging-house Regulations, with the result that fines to the amount of £23 18s. 3d. were inflicted, as follows:—
| Premises. | Offence. | Penalty. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 & 16, Merton Road, | Defective drainage . | 61 | 0 | 0 and costs |
| 13, Convent Gardens, | Dirty rooms, &c. | 3 | 16 | 0 „ |
| 23a, Bolton Road, | ,, | 0 | 5 | 0 „ |
| 24, Bolton Road, | Defective drainage | 1 | 0 | 0 „ |
| 35, Southam Street, | Dirty rooms, &c. | 0 | 10 | 0 „ |
| 42, St. Katherine's Rd., | Defective drainage | 0 | 5 | 0 „ |
| 20, St. Clement's Road, | Overcrowding (very poor case) | 0 | 0 | 3 „ |
| 42, St. Katherine's Rd., | Dirty rooms, &c. | 0 | 10 | 0 „ |
| 2, Bolton Road, | ,, | 2 | 0 | 0 „ |
| 3, Bolton Road, | Defective drainage, | 1 | 0 | 0 „ |
| 4, Bolton Road, | Dirty rooms, &c. | 1 | 0 | 0 „ |
| 5, Bolton Road. | ,, | 1 | 0 | 0 „ |
| 9, Bolton Road | ,, | 1 | 0 | 0 „ |
| 10, Bolton Road | ,, | 1 | 0 | 0 „ |
| 71, Southam Street | Choked Drainage | 5 | 0 | 0 „ |
| 15, St. Mark's Road, | Refusing Inspec | 1 | 0 | 0 „ |
| Fulham Road | tor admission to room | |||
| 29, Southam Street | Dirty rooms, &c. | 0 | 10 | 0 „ |
| 4, Absalom Road | ,, | 0 | 1 | 0 „ |
| 7, Absalom Road | ,, | 0 | 1 | 0 „ |
| 8, Absalom Road | ,, | 1 | 0 | 0 „ |
| 9, Absalom Road | ,, | 1 | 0 | 0 „ |
| 10, Absalom Road | ,, | 1 | 0 | 0 „ |
Three of the 12 summonses for disobedience of the Justices' Orders were withdrawn; fines being inflicted, to the amount of £30 0s. 6d. and costs, in the remaining 9 cases, as follows:—
| 9, Archer Mews | £4 | 18 | 6 and costs |
| 10, Archer Mews | 1 | 4 | 6 „ |
| 11, Archer Mews | 1 | 4 | 6 „ |
| 219, Ladbroke Grove Road | 6 | 0 | 0 „ |
| 10, Mary Place | 0 | 5 | 0 „ |
| 422, Portobello Road | 4 | 12 | 0 „ |
| 32, Prince's Road | 0 | 10 | 0 „ |
| 80, Fulham Road | 4 | 16 | 0 „ |
| 8, Golborne Terrace | 6 | 10 | 0 „ |
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