Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES. Duties performed by the Sanitary Inspectors. The following statistics show the work of the Sanitary Inspect (rs during the year.
Dwelling Houses. | |
Analysis of Inspections— | |
Complaints | 1,456 |
House to house (by Housing Inspectors) | 761 |
Routine | 540 |
Infectious disease | 630 |
Underground rooms | 912 |
Special inspection of premises in Compulsory Purchase Area | 239 |
Housing applications | 464 |
Building licences and permits | 11 |
Drainage, voluntary | 1,085 |
Drainage under notice | — |
Sanitary defects, voluntary | 9 |
Sanitary defects under notice | — |
Rodent control | 762 |
Other reasons | 625 |
7,494 |
Included in the above totals-
Requisitioned properties | 111 |
Houses let in lodgings | 402 |
Council properties | 118 |
Aged and infirm | 197 |
Common lodging houses | 27 |
5,964 re-inspections were made following the above inspections. | |
Notices served. | |
Public Health (London) Act | 281 |
London County Council (Drainage) Bylaws, 1934 | 4 |
London County Council (Water Closet) Bylaws, 1930 | 1 |
Westminster City Council Bylaw | 1 |
London County Council (Houses let in Lodgings) Bylaws, | |
1937 | 2 |
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949 | 25 |
Housing Act, 1936 | 2 |
316 | |
Statutory Notices | 12 |
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