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 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table 18.—Unfit Premises
| Closing orders made on underground rooms | 9 | (21 rooms) |
| Undertakings accepted in lieu of closing orders on underground rooms | _ | _ |
| Closing orders made on upper parts of buildings and mews premises | 3 | (8 rooms) |
| Undertakings accepted on upper parts of buildings and mews premises | _ | _ |
| Closing orders made on whole houses | — | — |
| Undertakings accepted in lieu of closing orders on whole houses | — | — |
| Closing orders on underground rooms determined when work was carried out | 25 | (56 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 | (1 room) |
| Closing orders or undertakings cancelled when premises were demolished | 146 | (339 rooms) |
Table 19.—Known Cases of Overcrowding
| Dwellings overcrowded at end of year | 218 | |
| Persons dwelling therein | 789i units | |
| (1,066 persons) | ||
| New cases of overcrowding noted during the year | 13 | |
| Persons involved in the new cases | 59i units | |
| (76 persons) | ||
| Cases of overcrowding relieved during the year | 68 | |
| Persons involved in the relieved cases | 224J units | |
| (294 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 20.—Certificates of Disrepair
| Applications for certificates | 2 |
| Decisions not to issue certificates | Nil |
| Decisions to issue certificates | |
| (a) in respect of some defects listed | Nil |
| Nil | |
| Undertaknigs given by landlords | 2 |
| Undertakings refused by Council | Nil |
| Certificates issued | Nil |
| Applications by landlords for cancellation of certificates | Nil |
| Objections by tenant to cancellation of certificates | Nil |
| Decisions by Council to cancel certificates despite objections | Nil |
| Certificates cancelled by Council | Nil |