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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| (6) Number of inspections made for the purpose | 10,240 |
| (3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | 387† |
| (4) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those referred to under the preceding sub-heading) found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation | 647* |
| 2. Remedy of defects during the year without Service of formal Notices. | |
| Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered fit in consequence of informal action by the Local Authority or their Officers | 182 |
| 3, Action urider Statutory Powers during the year. | |
| A.—Proceedings under Sections 17, 18 and 23 of the Housing Act, 1930. | |
| (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring repairs | — |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit after service of formal notices :— | |
| — | |
| — | |
| B.—Proceedings under Public Health Acts. | |
| (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied | 812 |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices:— | |
| (a) By owners | 809‡ |
| — |
* Notices served in respect of these houses are included in the number shown
in 3. B. (1).
† Includes all unfit dwelling-houses where formal action has been taken under
the Housing Acts.
‡ Three dwelling-houses were the subject of legal proceedings for non-compliarce
with statutory notices.