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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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Table LXV.—Sanitary Inspection.
| Inspection of premises:— | Water-Closets— | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwelling-houses— | Directly approached from rooms | 37 | |
| Primary Inspections— | Accommodation insufficient | 96 | |
| (a) On complaint | 833 | ||
| (6) Infectious disease | 563 | Water Supply— | |
| (c) Special Housing Inspections | 2,921 | Insufficient or unsatisfactory | 29 |
| Cisterns dirty and uncovered | 71 | ||
| (d) Housing Regulations, 1925 | 2,838 | Absence of—in upper floors of tenement houses | 1 |
| (e) Housing applications | 890 | Dustbins— | |
| (/) Other reasons | 2,875 | ||
| Total | 10,920 | Absence of | 48 |
| Insufficient | 39 | ||
| Defective | 43 | ||
| Re-inspections | 15,367 | Animals kept so as to be a nuisance | 12 |
| Other Premises— | Other nuisances | 386 | |
| Dangerous structures noted | 40 | ||
| Primary inspections— | Overcrowding | †91 | |
| (a) On complaint | 39^ | ||
| (b) Other reasons | 6,782 | ||
| Total | 7,174 | Sanitary works supervised:— | |
| Drains (including soil, waste, rainwater pipes, etc.)— | |||
| Re-inspections | 5,571 | ||
| Constructed | 7,454 | ||
| Sanitary Works— | Altered, repaired, etc. | 2,187 | |
| Total Inspections— | Intercepting traps fixed | 85 | |
| (a) Under notice | 1,459 | Petrol interceptors provided | 14 |
| (b) Voluntary works | 13,508 | Tested by smoke | 245 |
| ,, chemical | 382 | ||
| Nuisances, etc. | „ water | 1,578 | |
| Defective or dirty conditions | ,, air | 607 | |
| of internal structure | 1,815 | Water-closets— | |
| Verminous conditions | 388 | Constructed | 2,278 |
| Damp conditions | 297 | Repaired and reconditioned | 495 |
| Inadequate under-floor ventilation | 19 | Urinals— | |
| Defeotive drainage, water-closets, etc. | 609 | Constructed | 272 |
| Repaired and reconditioned | 48 | ||
| ,, roofs | 242 | Waste Fittings fixed— | |
| ,, paving of areas, etc. | 70 | ||
| Baths | 1,291 | ||
| Water-closets— | Bidets | 128 | |
| Insufficiently ventilated or | Lavatory basins | 3,809 | |
| lighted | 72 | Sinks, etc. | 2,268 |
†Cases of overcrowding which have arisen since the completion of the survey in
1935.
Nuisances.—Intimation notices were served in 1,471 instances, the
number of premises concerned being 1,433. Statutory notices authorised
by the sanitary authority numbered 73 and related to 70 premises. Police
court proceedings were taken in 5 instances in order to enforce
compliance with the requirements of statutory notices :—