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City of Westminster 1965

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]

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TABLE 8.—Night and Out of Office Hours Emergency Service-Analysis of Calls made to Duty Officers

Month 1965Mental WelfareMid wivesWelfareChildren's DepartmentP.H.I.Miscellaneous -Total
*w.K.W.K.W.K.W.K.W.K.W.K.W.K.
April981091341572562355615218176
May15513774419750114518914365214
June146135260303791845867388223
July13014315322106721452862351231
August133180611176511562923357264
September118143535139425311917352211
October1772001192038718341005419245
November141133152826817273913355173
December206157123026392233041195485222
Total1,3041,337293511844262715033618810613,2901,959

* "W" refers to calls relating to the City of Westminster.
"K." refers to calls relating to the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
The service commenced on the night of 31st March, 1965.

TABLE 9.—Dwelling Houses—Reason for Initial Inspection

Complaints3,878
Routine1,691
Smoke Control900
Infectious Disease378
Underground Rooms133
Applications for Grants and Loans215
Housing circumstances394
Drainage560
Rodent Control959
Miscellaneous401

TABLE 10.—Dwelling Houses—Nuisances and Unsatisfactory Conditions

Found and Remedied

Houses, damp, dirty or dilapidated692
Doors, windows, floors, ceilings, firegrates defective1,024
Insufficient or unsuitable W.C. accommodation35
Drains, W.C.s and waste pipe stoppages166
Drains, W.C.s and waste pipes defective259
Yard, area and washhouse defects22
Roofs, gutters and rainwater pipes defective391
Water supplies absent or insufficient33
Water cisterns dirty or defective15
Ashpits, dustbins, etc., insufficient or defective138
Rubbish accumulations250
Animal nuisances5
Miscellaneous242