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City of Westminster 1906

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]

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64
PART II.
C. House Inspection, &c.

Table: Below is a list of details of the work done in connection with insanitary conditions in dwelling-houses. In many cases some of the work specified was in premises part of which was occupied as workshops:-

Below is a list of details of the work done in connection with insanitary conditions in dwelling-houses. In many cases some of the work specified was in premises part of which was occupied as workshops:-

1906.1906.
Complaints received and dealt with798Sanitary Work completed :-Water-closets:-
Premises inspected on complaint, &c.1,729Constructed1,150
Repaired807
„ „ re-inspected20,361Ventilated556
„ (registered), visits to1,905Separated from rooms95
Cleansed or limewashed847
Sanitary Work completed :-Waste Pipes:-
Houses:-To sinks, baths, lavatory
Closed under H.W. Classes-basins, &c.
Act Closed under P.H. (London)Fixed694
Repaired or unstopped235
Act2
Cleansed throughout233Water Supply:-
„ partially661Provided219
Overcrowding abated69,, additional152
Light or ventilation improved168Reinstated75
Cisterns fixed339
Roofs repaired297„ cleansed231
Floors and staircases repaired248„ covered316
Underground rooms vacated29„ defective, abolished75
Yards, areas, paved or repaired535Taps off main provided102
Pipes repaired95
Damp walls remedied46
Offensive refuse removed199Dust Bins:-
Keeping of animals disProvided312
continued10Repaired36
Verminous premises cleansed55Fixed, abolished142
Filthy bedding2Stables:-
Drains:-Drained31
Constructed396Paved32
Amended and repaired485Cleansed21
Tested1,334Dung receptacles provided14
Dung pits abolished1
Rainwater Pipes:-Dung accumulations removed80
Fixed or repaired598

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2,180 preliminary notices and 149 statutory notices were issued.