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City of Westminster 1933

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

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Table: Table I.

Table I.

Inspection of premises :—
Dwelling-houses—Water- Closets—
Primary Inspections—Directly approached from rooms43
(a) On complaint1,159
(6) Infectious disease723Accommodation insufficient38
(c) Housing Regulations, 19251,128Water Supply—Insufficient or unsatisfactory49
(d) S|iecial Housing Survey322Cisterns dirty and uncovered152
(c) Housing applications202Absence of—in upper floors of
(/) Other reasons3,496*tenement houses12
Total7,090Dustbins—
Absence of145
Insufficient82
Re-inspections9,370Defective116
Other Premises—Animals kept so as to be a nuisance51
Primary inspections—Other nuisances599
(a) On complaint403Dangerous structures noted31
(6) Other reasons3,878Overcrowding34
Total4,281Underground rooms illegally occupied90
Re-inspections5,431Sanitary works supervised :—
Sanitary Works—Drains (including soil, waste, rainwater pipes, etc.)—
Total Inspections—
(a) Under notice1,445Constructed4,410
(6) Voluntary works10,317Altered, repaired, etc1,675
Intercepting traps fixed164
Nuisances, etc.:—Petrol interceptors provided28
Tested by smoke440
Defective or dirty conditionschemical533
of internal structure1,206„ water1,946 682
Verminous conditions366„ air Water-closets—
Damp conditions358Constructed2,013
Inadequate under -floor ventilation201Repaired and reconditioned Urinals—425
Defective drainage, water-Constructed222
closets, etc.343Repaired and reconditioned64
„ roofs235Water Fittings fixed—
„ paving of areas, etc.122Baths1,617
Water-closets—Bidets119
Insufficiently ventilated or lighted94Lavatory basins1,862
Sinks, etc1,790

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* This figure includes 81 visits of enquiry in respect of smallpox contacts.
Restriction of Rent Acts.—No applications were received for certificates
under these Acts.
On the 18th July a new Act, to which reference is made elsewhere
in this report, came into force dealing further with the subject of control
and decontrol of dwelling-houses. It provided, inter alia, that dwellinghouses
in the Metropolitan Police District and City of London of a rateable
value exceeding £45 on an appointed day (6th April, 1931) were to
be immediately decontrolled, those of a rateable value between £.20 and
£45 were to remain controlled so long as the sitting tenant remained
in possession. In the case of those not exceeding £20 in rateable value,
if occupied by a controlled tenant at the time of the passing of the Act