The annual report on the health of the Borough for the year1924.

  • Kensington (London, England). Royal Borough.
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[1925]
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Credit: The annual report on the health of the Borough for the year1924. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    74 The repairs and improvements secured as a result of the work of the two Temporary Sanitary Inspectors during 1924 are set out in the following table:— House drains reconstructed 4 Defective drains repaired 6 House drains cleansed 8 Water-closets re-constructed, repaired, etc. 24 Do. supplied with water 26 Do. new provided 8 Soil-pipes ventilated, repaired, etc. 37 Do. new provided 4 Cisterns cleaned, covered, etc. 26 Yards, areas paved, drained, repaired 78 Dustbins provided 65 Ashpits abolished 4 Accumulations of filth, &c., removed 1 Overcrowding abated 1 Roofs repaired 166 Houses provided with water above basement floor 98 Dampness in dwellings remedied 171 Other sanitary improvements 804 The last item includes the cleansing of walls and ceilings and the disinfestation or verminous rooms in every case where found necessary. The items given in the above table were those completed during 1924. During the course of the year, 509 houses, in which all the repair work had been completed, were transferred from the supervision of the Temporary Sanitary Inspectors to the District Sanitary Inspectors in whose areas the houses were situated. At the end of the year work was in progress at a number of houses and 64 of these were brought up to standard and handed over to the District Inspector in the first few weeks of 1925. The remedies secured in these cases will be recorded in the report for 1925. (3) Improvements in Houses Let in Lodgings on the Register on 1st January, 1923. In February, 1923, each of the ten District Sanitary Inspectors commenced the work of inspecting each month ten of the tenement houses on the Register at the beginning of 1923. After each inspection, necessary Intimation Notices are served and the details are reported to the fortnightly meetings of the Public Health Committee who give directions for the issue of any Statutory Notices required to bring the houses up to standard. This work is in addition to the normal routine duties carried out by the ten District Sanitary Inspectors. The following table shows (1) the number of houses let in lodgings on the Council's Register in each of the ten Inspector's areas on 1st January, 1923, (2) the number of these dealt with in 1923 and reported upon last year, (3) the number dealt with in 1924, and (4) a statement of the main requirements called for in the notices issued in 1924:— Dis trict. No. of houses on Register at commence ment of 1923. Number dealt with in 1923. Number dealt with in 1924. Particulars of the main requirements called for in Notices served in regard to the 1,003 houses inspected in 1924. Additional W.C. accommodation required. Installation of supply of water on upper storey. Cleansing. General repairs. 1 246 101 120 2 10 31 78 2 359 125 184 7 7 184 172 3 250 102 125 3 48 4 17 4 244 106 131 17 47 101 109 5 196 98 90 — 1 70 50 6 36 35 — — — — — 7 336 116 135 — 39 74 53 8 167 107 60 — 1 5 24 9 298 85 158 — 3 88 49 10 37 37 — — — — 2,169 912 1,003 29 156 557 552 From the above table it will be seen that 912 of the 2,169 houses were dealt with in 1923 and 1,003 in 1924. This left 254 houses awaiting attention on 1st January, 1925, and it is hoped to inspect all of these and issue the necessary notices before the end of April, 1925.