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 Kingsbury]
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Drains unstopped 2
Overflowing cesspool 1
Cesspools cleaned out 7
Pail closet renewed 1
New Water Closets provided
in place of earth closets 2
Houses re-drained 2
Dangerous chimney stacks repaired 2
Overcrowding of houses 1
General repairs to houses, cleansing etc. 9
23 Inspections of houses have been made and 57 re-inspections.
4 Preliminary Notices and II Statutory Notices have been served.
Other Nuisances have been dealt with either by informal
interviews or by correspondence.
(d) No serious lack of housing accommodation can be said
to exist in the District as the large factories have recently
discharged thousand of employees and the number of houses are,
as far as I am able to judge, sufficient for present needs.
Factory and Workshop Act.
There are in the District:4
Factories
2 Workshops
1 Bakehouse.
Inspections of these premises have been made when they
were found satisfactory.
There are no outworkers in the District.