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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Sanitary Circumstances
Duties performed by the Public Health Inspectors.
The following statistics show the work of the Public Health Inspectors
during the year:—
Dwelling Houses
| Analysis of Inspections:— | |
|---|---|
| Complaints | 853 |
| House-to-House (by Housing Inspectors) | 607 |
| Routine | 616 |
| Infectious Disease | 130 |
| Underground Rooms | 122 |
| Other Parts unfit for habitation | 28 |
| Housing circumstances | 88 |
| Applications for Loans and Grants | 176 |
| Drainage | 609 |
| Rodent Control | 996 |
| Miscellaneous | 89 |
| 4,314 | |
| Included in the above totals are:— | |
| Houses let in lodgings | 201 |
| Council properties | 273 |
| *Aged and Infirm Persons | 94 |
| Common Lodging Houses | 9 |
*A further 80 visits were made by the medical officers.
6,912 re-inspections were made following the above inspections.
| Public Health (London) Act, 1936 | 194 |
| London County Council (Water Closet) Byelaws, 1930 | 1 |
| Westminster City Council Byelaws as to Artificial Lighting of Common Staircases in Tenement Houses and Flats | 1 |
| 196 | |
| Statutory Notices | 6 |