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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 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]

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Table: Nuisances, defective and unsatisfactory conditions found:—

Nuisances, defective and unsatisfactory conditions found:—

Defective and dirty internally44
Damp74
Defective drainage30
Defective roofs39
Defective area paving, etc.1
Water Closets:—
Insufficient ventilation and light1
Defective or dirty16
Water Supply:—
Cisterns dirty1
Smells59
Rubbish46
Animals2
Other Nuisances (insects, flies, dead pigeons), etc.13
Want of ventilation5
Verminous6
Cockroaches5
Overcrowding8
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
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose11,735
(2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head (1) above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925452
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose1,698
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation2
(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 habitation171
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 officers79