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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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| Defective, dirty internally | 66 |
| Damp | 278 |
| Inadequate underfloor ventilation | 1 |
| Defective drainage | 108 |
| „ roofs | 109 |
| „ area paving, &c. | 21 |
| „ exteriors | 7 |
| Waterclosets—insufficient ventilation and light | 7 |
| „ defective or dirty | 50 |
| „ insufficient | 7 |
| „ direct approach | 2 |
| „ unsuitable | 1 |
| Water supply insufficient | 4 |
| „ cisterns dirty, uncovered | 3 |
| Absence of food storage accommodation | 12 |
| „ ventilation, food storage accommodation | 7 |
| „ washing accommodation | 2 |
| Smells | 69 |
| Rubbish | 92 |
| Animals | 5 |
| Other nuisances | 38 |
| Staircase lighting, tenements | 7 |
| Ventilation | 31 |
| Verminous | 49 |
| Overcrowding | 10 |
Water supply in tenement houses.
Under the provisions of the Public Health (London) Act, 1936, four
additional water supplies were provided to working class tenement,
houses during the year.
Housing Acts, 1936 to 1949.
| A.—Individual Houses Unfit for Human Habitation. | |
| Number of houses represented for demolition | Nil |
| Number of demolition Orders made | Nil |
| B.—Parts of Buildings Unfit for Human Habitation. | |
| 26 (82 rooms) | |
| Number of Closing Orders made in respect of underground rooms | 29 (88 rooms) |
| (6) Number of other parts of buildings represented for closure | Nil |
| Number of Closing Orders made in respect of other parts of buildings | Nil |