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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 1967

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

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Table: Table 9.—Dwelling Houses—Reason for Initial Inspection

Table 9.—Dwelling Houses—Reason for Initial Inspection

19671966
Complaints3,5854,467
Routine1,1831,278
Smoke Control9121,041
Infectious Disease359490
Underground Rooms399501
Application for Grants and Loans341352
Housing circumstances1,3681,293
Drainage1,676737
Rodent Control493740
Miscellaneous520580

Table: Table 10.—Dwelling Houses—Nuisances and Unsatisfactory Conditions Found and Remedied

Table 10.—Dwelling Houses—Nuisances and Unsatisfactory Conditions Found and Remedied

19671966
Houses, damp, dirty or dilapidated217663
Doors, windows, floors, ceilings, firegrates defective1,0191,027
Insufficient or unsuitable W.C. accommodation10123
Drains, W.C.s and waste pipe stoppages167181
Drains, W.C.s and waste pipe defective397270
Yard, area and washhouse defects5136
Roofs, gutters and rainwater pipes defective355423
Water supplies absent or insufficient2828
Water cisterns dirty or defective2323
Ashpits, dustbins, etc, insufficient or defective5286
Rubbish accumulations217208
Animal nuisances23
Miscellaneous134251

Table: Table 11.—Summary of Visits by Public Health Inspectors

Table 11.—Summary of Visits by Public Health Inspectors

19671966
Clean Air Act1,5311,728
Drainage and New Developments13,07511,198
Dwelling Houses (general matters)18,70719,989
Factories (other than building sites)538360
Food and Catering Premises11,89410,857
Hairdressers' Establishments7646
Infectious Disease948800
Noise1,1931,193
Offices2,3041,707
Pigeons15476
Rodent Control1,463989
Shops864801
Smoke Observations331495
Town Planning4227
Vermin investigations721295
Other purposes1,7301,507