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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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By the end of the year the position was as follows:—
| (1) Number of applications for certificates | 6 |
| (2) Number of decisions not to issue certificates | 1* |
| (3) Number of decisions to issue certificates:— | |
| 2** | |
| — | |
| (4) Number of undertakings given by landlords | — |
| (5) Number of certificates issued | 2 |
| 1 | |
| (7) Objection by tenants to cancellation of certificates | — |
| (8) Number of certificates cancelled | _*** |
* Work completed by landlord before expiry of time limit.
** Three further applications under examination at the end of the year.
*** Notice of proposal to cancel certificate served by City Council on
tenant. Time limit (three weeks) not expired at end of the year.
Land Charges Act, 1925.
The number of enquiries dealt with and reported upon during the
year was 2,368 relating to 3,813 properties. These figures indicate an
increase of approximately 22 per cent. on the enquiries dealt with in
1956. As in previous years, the search forms concerned outstanding
notices under the Public Health and Housing Acts, combined drainage
orders, and applications for decontrol under the Rent Restrictions Acts;
and during the year an additional question regarding smoke control
area Orders became a routine enquiry.
Many of the search forms requested supplementary information
regarding restrictions on the use of underground rooms, and the suitability
of premises for specific purposes such as catering establishments and
workrooms.