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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 1960

[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 internally29
Damp59
Defective drainage20
Defective roofs33
Water Closets:—
Defective or dirty10
Water Supply:—
Cisterns dirty1
Smells35
Rubbish37
Animals10
Other Nuisances9
Staircase lighting, tenements1
Verminous38
Cockroaches17

Table: Housing Statistics

Housing Statistics

1. Inspection of Dwelling-houses during the year
(1) (a) Number of initial inspections of dwelling-houses for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts)...3,047
(6) Number of reinspections...............5,809
(2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses which were examined in the course of " house-to-house " inspection and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 19257
(b) Number of reinspections...............2
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation...17
(4) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those refeired to under the preceding sub-heading) found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation194
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 ...77