London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of Westminster 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
This page requires JavaScript
2. Cases in which Defects were found
(If defects are discovered at the premises on two, three or more separate occasions they should be reckoned as two, three or more "cases")
| Particulars | Number of cases in which defects were found | Numberof cases in which prosecutions were instituted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
| Want of cleanliness (S.1) | 36 | 25 | 11 | - | |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | - | - | - | - | |
| Unreasonable temperature (s.3) | - | - | - | ||
| Inadequate ventilation (s.4) | 7 | 1 | - | ||
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | - | - | - | ||
| Sanitary Conveniences (s.7) | |||||
| (a) Insufficient | 2 | - | - | 2 | |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 25 | 17 | - | 5 | - |
| 4 | 3 | - | 3 | - | |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Out-work) | 79 | 79 | - | ||
| Total | 153 | 125 | - | 21 | - |