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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Public Health (London) Act, 1936.
| A.—Illegal Separate Occupation of Underground Rooms. | |
| Number of instances of formal action taken to secure compliance with Section 132 | Nil |
| Number of instances of informal action taken to secure compliance with Section 132 | 17 |
House to House Inspection. (by Housing Inspectors). During the year 240 properties, involving 642 individual dwellings were inspected. Of these 240 properties, 173 were wholly residential in character, 19 part residential, 17 business premises and 31 bombed, derelict, etc., buildings.
| Primary inspections (dwellings) | 642 |
| Reinspections | 1,544 |
| Public Health (London) Act, 1936 | 88 |
| Defective roofs | 28 |
| Dampness | 40 |
| Dirty, defective, dilapidated internally | 64 |
| Defective drainage | 8 |
| Insufficient water supply | 4 |
| Absence of food storage accommodation | 1 |
| Insufficient water closet accommodation | 1 |
| The above statistics are included in the totals shown on page 22. | |
Factories, Workplaces, Shops and Other Premises (other than Food Premises).
| Summary of Inspections. | Primary, | Re.inspections. |
|---|---|---|
| Factories—Power | 695 | 719 |
| Factories—Non.Power | 465 | 647 |
| Workplaces, &c | 1,790 | 2,890 |
| Shops (other than food) | 446 | 512 |
| 3,396 | 4,768 | |