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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 14.—Unfit Premises
| 1968 | 1967 | |
|---|---|---|
| Closing orders made on underground rooms | 27 (63 rooms) | 22 (58 rooms) |
| Undertakings accepted in lieu of closing orders on underground rooms | 2 (4 rooms) | - |
| Closing orders made on upper parts of buildings and mews premises | 5 (12 rooms) | 3 (6 rooms) |
| Undertakings accepted on upper parts of buildings and mews premises | 1 (4 rooms) | - |
| Closing orders made on houses in lieu of demolition orders | 4 (32 rooms) | |
| Undertakings accepted in lieu of closing orders on houses | - | |
| Closing orders on underground rooms determined when work carried out | 33 (100 rooms) | 53 (120 rooms) |
| Closing orders on upper parts and mews premises determined when work carried out | 2 (5 rooms) | 2 (4 rooms) |
| Undertakings cancelled as a result of work carried out | 3 (16 rooms) | |
| Closing orders or undertakings cancelled when premises demolished | 15 (42 rooms) | 36 (94 rooms) |
Table 15.—Known cases of Overcrowding
| 1968 | 1967 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dwellings overcrowded at end of year | 217 | 213 |
| Persons dwelling therein | 825½ units (1,087 persons) | 807 units (1,070 persons) |
| New cases of overcrowding noted during the year | 21 | 36 |
| Persons involved in new cases. . | 91 units (120 persons) | 149 units (205 persons) |
| Cases of overcrowding relieved during the year | 17 | 41 |
| Persons involved in relieved cases | 70½ units (97 persons) | 155 units (221 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.