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 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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TABLE 17.—Unfit Premises
| Closing orders made on underground rooms | 11 (28 rooms) |
| Undertakings accepted in lieu of closing orders on underground rooms | 1 (2 rooms) |
| Closing orders made on upper parts of buildings and mews premises | 7 (13 rooms) |
| Undertakings accepted on upper parts of buildings and mews premises | Nil |
| Closing orders made on whole houses | 3 (24 rooms) |
| Undertakings accepted in lieu of closing orders on whole houses | Nil |
| Closing orders on underground rooms determined when work was carried out | 13 (38 rooms) |
| Closing orders on upper parts and mews premises determined when work was carried out | 3 (12 rooms) |
| Undertakings cancelled when work was carried out | 1 (2 rooms) |
| Closing orders or undertakings cancelled when premises were demolished | 30 (76 rooms) |
| Contraventions of closing orders reported | Nil |
| Legal proceedings taken in connection with contraventions of closing orders | Nil |
TABLE 18.—Known Cases of Overcrowding
| Dwellings overcrowded at end of year | 236 |
| Persons dwelling therein | 849 units (1148 persons) |
| New cases of overcrowding noted during the year | 44 |
| Persons involved in the new cases | 148 units (195 persons) |
| Cases of overcrowding relieved during the year | 91 |
| Persons involved in the relieved cases | 291½ units (391 persons) |
| Note: | |
| The Housing Act 1957 provides that in calculating the number of "units":— | |
| (i) no account shall be taken of a child under one year old, and | |
| (ii) a child who has attained one year and is under ten years old shall be reckoned as a half-unit. | |
TABLE 19.—Certificates of Disrepair
| Applications for certificates | 1 |
| Decisions not to issue certificates | Nil |
| Decisions to issue certificates— | |
| Nil | |
| (b) in respect of all defects listed | 1 |
| Undertakings given by landlords | Nil |
| Undertakings refused by Council | Nil |
| Certificates issued | 1 |
| Applications by landlords for cancellation of certificates | 2 |
| Objections by tenant to cancellation of certificates | Nil |
| Decisions by Council to cancel certificates despite objections | Nil |
| Certificates cancelled by Council | 2 |