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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Nuisances, defective and unsatisfactory conditions found.
| Defective, dirty internally | 108 |
| Damp | 240 |
| Inadequate underfloor ventilation | 4 |
| Defective drainage | 50 |
| Defective roofs | 99 |
| Defective area paving, &c. | 8 |
| Water closets— | |
| Insufficient ventilation and light | 2 |
| Defective or dirty | 46 |
| Insufficient | 2 |
| Water supply—cisterns, dirty, uncovered | 4 |
| Absence of ventilation—food storage accommodation | 7 |
| Smells | 81 |
| Rubbish | 68 |
| Animals | 8 |
| Other nuisances | 40 |
| Staircase lighting, tenements | 2 |
| Ventilation | 7 |
| Verminous | 145 |
| Overcrowding | 5 |
Housing Acts, 1936 to 1949.
A.—Individual houses unfit for human habitation.
Number of houses represented for demolition
Number of demolition orders made
B.—Parts of buildings unfit for human habitation.
(a) Number of basements represented for
closure 13 (37 rooms)
Number of Closing Orders made in respect
of underground rooms 13 (39 rooms)
(b) Number of other parts- of buildings
sented for closure
Number of Closing Orders made in respect
of other parts of buildings —
(c) Number of specifications submitted and
approved 11
(d) Number of Closing Orders determined in
respect of underground rooms 12 (32 rooms)
Number of Closing Orders determined in
respect of other parts of buildings —
(e) Number of applications made for modification
of Closing Orders to permit approved
use 10 (18 rooms)
Number of applications approved 10 (17 rooms)