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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 1968

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

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Table: Table 8.—Dwelling Houses—Reason for Initial Inspection

Table 8.—Dwelling Houses—Reason for Initial Inspection

19681967
Complaints3,7743,585
Routine1,1581,183
Smoke Control907912
Infectious Disease380359
Underground Rooms397399
Application for Grants and Loans245341
Housing circumstances1,1031,368
Drainage1,4051,676
Rodent Control658493
Miscellaneous600520

Table: Table 9.—Dwelling Houses—Nuisances and Unsatisfactory Conditions Found and Remedied

Table 9.—Dwelling Houses—Nuisances and Unsatisfactory Conditions Found and Remedied

19681967
Houses, damp, dirty or dilapidated248217
Doors, windows, floors, ceilings, firegrates defective1,1581,019
Insufficient or unsuitable W.C. accommodation100101
Drains, W.Cs and waste pipe stoppages196167
Drains, W.Cs and waste pipe defective461397
Yard, area and washhouse defects3751
Roofs, gutters and rainwater pipes defective477355
Water supplies absent or insufficient2228
Water cisterns dirty or defective3723
Ashpits, dustbins, etc, insufficient or defective10252
Rubbish accumulations253217
Animal nuisances82
Miscellaneous351134

Table: Table 10.—Summary of Visits by Public Health Inspectors

Table 10.—Summary of Visits by Public Health Inspectors

19681967
Clean Air Act1,5491,531
Drainage and New Developments12,02413,075
Dwelling Houses (general matters)17,72818,707
Factories (other than building sites)551538
Food and Catering Premises10,38611,894
Hairdressers' Establishments5176
Infectious Disease979948
Noise1,1411,193
Offices2,0632,304
Pigeons79154
Rodent Control1,6851,463
Shops803864
Smoke Observations480331
Town Planning4942
Vermin investigations703721
Other purposes2,1511,730