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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Nuisances, defective and unsatisfactory conditions found:—
Defective and dirty internally | 44 | |
Damp | 74 | |
Defective drainage | 30 | |
Defective roofs | 39 | |
Defective area paving, etc. | 1 | |
Water Closets:— | ||
Insufficient ventilation and light | 1 | |
Defective or dirty | 16 | |
Water Supply:— | ||
Cisterns dirty | 1 | |
Smells | 59 | |
Rubbish | 46 | |
Animals | 2 | |
Other Nuisances (insects, flies, dead pigeons), etc. | 13 | |
Want of ventilation | 5 | |
Verminous | 6 | |
Cockroaches | 5 | |
Overcrowding | 8 | |
Housing Statistics. | ||
1. Inspection of Dwelling-houses during the year. | ||
(1) (a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) | 4,152 | |
11,735 | ||
(2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head (1) above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 | 452 | |
1,698 | ||
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | 2 | |
(4) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those referred to under the preceding sub-heading) found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation | 171 | |
2. Remedy of defects during the year without Service of formal Notices. | ||
Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered fit in consequence of informal action by the Local Authority or their officers | 79 |