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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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| (2) (a) Number of other parts of buildings represented for closure | Nil |
| (b) Number of Closing Orders made in respect of other parts of buildings | Nil |
| (3) Number of specifications submitted and approved | 11 |
| (4) (a) Number of Closing Orders determined in respect of underground rooms | 5 (13 rooms) |
| (b) Number of Closing Orders determined in respect of other parts of buildings | 2 (12 rooms) |
| (5) (a) Number of applications made for modification of Closing Orders to permit approved use | 13 ( 35rooms) |
| (b) Number of applications approved | 10 (26 rooms) |
| B.—Informal action in respect of parts of buildings unfit for human habitation | |
| (1) Number of instances of informal action initiated to secure requirements of the Housing Acts and Regulations made thereunder:— | |
| (a) in respect of underground rooms | 82 |
| (b) in respect of other parts of buildings | 14 |
| (2) Number of instances of informal action included in (a) and (b) above:— | |
| (a) on the initiative of the owner | 47 |
| (b) at the suggestion of the Medical Officer of Health | 49 |
| C.—Contraventions of Closing Orders. | |
| (1) Number of contraventions of Closing Orders reported | Nil |
| (2) Number of legal proceedings instituted | Nil |
| 5. Housing Act, 1957—Part IV—Overcrowding | |
| (1) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during the year | 4 |
| (2) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during the year | 8 |
Common Lodging Houses.
There are two common lodging houses for men in the City, licensed
by the City Council under the Public Health (London) Act, 1936.
These common lodging houses have accommodation for 716 and 565
men lodgers respectively.
Seven visits were made to the lodging houses during the year.