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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Land Charges Act, 1925.
The number of enquiries dealt with and reported upon during the year
was 1920, relating to some 3,300 properties. These enquiries concerned
outstanding notices under the Public Health and Housing Acts, combined
drainage orders, and applications for decontrol under the Rent Restrictions
Acts.
Many of the search forms have requested supplementary information
regarding restrictions on the use of underground rooms, and the suitability
of premises for specific purposes such as catering establishments,
hairdressers and workrooms.
Common Lodging Houses.
There are three common lodging houses in the City, two for men
and one for women, licensed by the City Council under the Public Health
(London) Act, 1936.
During the year, fifty-six visits were made to these lodging houses,
including those of a routine character, or following the notification of
infectious disease or other illness arising amongst the occupants.
Inspection of Factories, Workplaces, Shops, Offices and other Premises (other than Food Premises).
| Total number of Visits. | |
|---|---|
| Factories—Power | 842 |
| Factories—Non-power | 371 |
| Workplaces, &c. | 3,193 |
| Offices | 2,614 |
| Shops (other than food) | 1,384 |
| 8,404 | |
| Complaints | 447 |
| Routine | 2,311 |
| Infectious disease | 60 |
| Building licences and permits | 1 |
| Drainage, voluntary | 987 |
| Drainage, under notice | — |
| Sanitary defects, voluntary | 1 |
| Sanitary defects, under notice | — |
| Outworkers premises | 129 |
| Outworkers lists | 202 |
| Rodent control | 774 |
| Other reasons | 168 |
| 5,080 |
3,324 re-inspections were made following the above inspections.