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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 1962
[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 relate to the work of the public health
inspectors during 1962:—
| Reasons for initial inspections:— | Inspections |
|---|---|
| Complaints | 621 |
| House-to-house (by Housing Inspectors) | 504 |
| Routine | 968 |
| Infectious disease | 158 |
| Underground rooms | 79 |
| Other parts unfit for habitation | 16 |
| Housing circumstances | 122 |
| Applications for loans and grants | 167 |
| Drainage | 371 |
| Rodent control | 1,011 |
| Miscellaneous | 92 |
| 4,109 | |
| Included in the above totals are:— | |
| Houses in multiple occupation | 121 |
| Council properties | 297 |
| *Aged and infirm persons | 95 |
| Common Lodging Houses | 6 |
*A further 202 visits were made by the medical officers.
6,809 re-inspections were made following the above inspections.
| Public Health (London) Act, 1936 | 128 |
| London County Council (Drainage) Byelaws | 2 |
| Westminster City Council Byelaws as to Artificial Lighting of Common Staircases in Tenement Houses and Flats | 1 |
| Noise Abatement Act, 1960 | 1 |
| 132 | |
| Statutory Notices | 4 |