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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Included in the above totals are:—
| Houses in multiple occupation | 212 |
| Council properties | 144 |
| Aged and infirm persons | 91 |
| Common Lodging Houses | 9 |
| 4,891 re-inspections were made following the above inspections. A further 381 visits were made by the medical officers. Notices served | |
| Public Health (London) Act, 1936 | 34 |
| L.C.C. (Drainage) Byelaws | 1 |
| Prevention of Damage by Pests Act | 1 |
| 36 | |
| Statutory Notices | 6 |
| Nuisances, defective and unsatisfactory conditions found:- | |
| Defective, dirty internally | 16 |
| Damp | 69 |
| Defective drainage | 19 |
| Defective roofs | 15 |
| Water closets:— | |
| Insufficient ventilation, light | 3 |
| Defective or dirty | 10 |
| Water supply:— | |
| Insufficient | 2 |
| Supply, absence of in upper floors | 2 |
| Cisterns dirty | 1 |
| Smells | 33 |
| Rubbish | 21 |
| Animals | 5 |
| Verminous | 26 |
| Cockroaches | 9 |