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City of Westminster 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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| (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied | 1,040 |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices:— | |
| (a) By owners | 1,007 |
| 0 | |
| C.—Proceedings under Sections 11, 14 and 15 of the Housing Act, 1925. | |
| (1) Number of representations made with a view to the making of Closing Orders | 0 |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Closing Orders were made | 0 |
| (3) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the dwelling-houses having been rendered fit | . 0 |
| (4) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Demolition Orders were made | 0 |
| (5) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders | 0 |
General Sanitary Conditions.
The table given below shows in considerable detail matters relating
to the general sanitary condition of the City. The work of the district
sanitary inspectors is performed under several main headings : inspection
of nuisances and other insanitary conditions, whether on complaint or
otherwise; supervision of all new sanitary fittings and drainage in old
and new buildings, which includes reporting on plans of proposed sanitary
construction in respect of requirements laid down in the by-laws under
the Metropolis Management Acts and the Public Health (London) Act,
1891; and other specialised duties. It was pointed out last year that
the increasing number of new buildings in the City had added greatly
to the duties and responsibilities of members of the department. This
statement applies with still greater force on this occasion. In certain
large buildings a careful examination of the drainage system frequently
involves several whole days being devoted to this purpose by a sanitary
inspector.
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