London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of Westminster 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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| Mottingham | 2 |
| Norbury | 2 |
| Oaklands | 2 |
| St. Helier, Morden | 11 |
| Streatham | 3 |
| Stamford Hill | 1 |
| Shelton Street | 1 |
| Tabard Gardens | 1 |
| Totterdown | 1 |
| Vassall Road | 3 |
| Vauxhall | 1 |
| Wormholt, Hammersmith | 8 |
| Watling, Edgware | 1 |
| York Road | 1 |
| — 110 | |
| Total | 350 |
Three hundred and twenty-five applications for rehousing (other than
from basements) have been investigated and reported by the Medical
Officer of Health to the Housing Committee.
Of the 240 families rehoused by the City Council, 110 were from unfit
basements, 70 from houses in clearance areas or from houses the subject
of demolition orders, and 60 from houses in which the conditions were
unsatisfactory or for reasons of health. Fifty-eight of the rehoused
families were overcrowded.
Unfit Basements.—In addition to the 110 families rehoused by the City
Council, the London County Council rehoused 27, whilst 33 families were
rehoused by other housing associations or themselves obtained other
accommodation.
Table LXXIV. HOUSING STATISTICS. 1. Inspection of Dwelling Houses during the Year.
| (1)—(a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) | 10,920 |
| 26,287 |