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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Summary of Notices Served.
| Public Health (L) Act, 1936 | 839 | 89 | 6 | 106 | 1,040 |
| Food and Drugs Act, 1938 | — | — | 62 | 279 | 341 |
| Shops Act, 1934 | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| Factories Act, 1937 | — | 137 | — | 5 | 142 |
| London County Council (Drainage) Byelaws, 1934 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 37 |
| London County Council (Watercloset) Byelaws, 1930 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 20 |
| Ice Cream (Heat Treatment) Regulations, 1947 | _ | — | 4 | _ | 4 |
| Milk and Dairies Regulations, 1949 | _ | _ | 13 | — | 13 |
| London County Council Houses Let in Lodgings Byelaws, 1937 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 |
| Sanitary Accommodation Regulations, 1938 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Totals | 865 | 241 | 104 | 405 | 1,615 |
| Total Notices served under the above Acts | 1,615 | ||||
| Statutory Notices | 134 | ||||
Dwelling Houses.
| Complaint | 1,867 | 687 |
| House to house | 409 | 802 |
| Routine | 252 | 182 |
| Infectious disease | 324 | 71 |
| Underground rooms | 238 | 404 |
| Housing applications | 498 | 308 |
| Building licences and permits | 88 | 55 |
| Drainage—Voluntary | 569 | 1,699 |
| Drainage under notice | — | 109 |
| Sanitary defects—Voluntary | 41 | 80 |
| Sanitary defects Under notice | — | 3.594 |
| Aged and infirm | 93 | 264 |
| Common Lodging Houses | 31 | 14 |
| Other reasons | 540 | 1,098 |
| 4,950 | 9,367 | |
| Included in the above totals-Requisitioned properties | 176 | 216 |
| Houses let in lodgings | 661 | 4,578 |