Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Borough | DWELLINGS | CLEARANCE AREAS | DWELLING HOUSES | AIR POLLUTION | CLEA NSING A ND DISINFECTION | LICENSED OR REGISTERED PREMISES | Restaurants, eating houses and canteens | PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Erected by the Borough Council | Erected by other persons | Total number in the Borough | Inspections | Repaired as a result of informal action | Defects remedied after | Housing Act 1957 | Complaints | Observations | Intimation notices served | Nuisance notices served | Smoke control orders made | A dults cleansed | Children cleansed | Premises disinfected | Premises disinfested | Establishment | Employed at end of year | Assistants employed at end of year | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unfit Houses | Other Houses | On complaint | On notification of illness | House-to-house | Other reasons | Demolished | Closed by undertaking | Rooms closed | Undertakings accepted | Closing Orders made | Water supply provided to tenement houses | Licensed slaughterhouses | Other offensive trades | Dairies and milk shops | Ice cream premises | Common Lodging Houses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Public Health (London) Act 1936 | Housing Act, 1957 | At home | At a cleansing station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Demolished | Persons displaced | Demolished | Persons displaced | Underground rooms | Other rooms | Uuderground rooms | Other rooms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
By owners | By local authority | By owners | By local authority | Made fit for occupation by number of families accommodated | Overcrowding abated | Number | Persons displaced | Number | Persons displaced | Number | Persons displaced | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | Persons displaced | Number | Persons displaced | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Division 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chelsea | 16 | 60 | 15,720 | — | — | — | — | 604 | 999 | — | — | 228 | 57 | _ | 53 | — | — | — | 14 | 33 | _ | — | — | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 37 | 57 | — | — | — | — | 282 | 307 | 120 | 268 | — | — | 48 | 123 | — | 193 | 9 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | |
Fulham | 123 | 84 | 30,502 | 2 | 26 | — | — | 1,929 | 98 | 542 | 729 | 647 | 1,653 | 22 | — | —_ | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | _ | — | 2 | 5 | _ | —_ | — | — | 10 | 3 | 12 | 592 | — | — | 1 | — | 51 | 17 | 58 | 338 | — | — | 137 | 254 | — | 148 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 3 | — | 3 | |
Hammersmith | 17 | 6 | 28,239 | — | — | — | — | 2,896 | 332 | — | 1,629 | 1,182 | 392 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | — | — | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | 138 | — | — | — | — | 328 | 688 | 23 | 197 | — | 110 | 284 | — | 358 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | |
Kensington | 34 | 44 | 40,329 | — | — | — | — | 2,242 | 2,076 | 690 | 1,184 | 861 | 423 | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | 85 | 2 | 15 | — | — | 24 | — | _ | — | 2 | — | 1 | 19 | 3 | 18 | 87 | — | —_ | —_ | 20 | 206 | 1,237 | 361 | 701 | — | — | 199 | 294 | — | 260 | 19 | 16 | — | 16 | 2 | — | 2 |
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Hampstead | 235 | 114 | 22,453 | _ | — | — | — | 1,631 | 425 | 86 | 150 | 609 | 93 | 2 | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 14 | 7 | 23 | 571 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 7 | 138 | 93 | — | — | 50 | 237 | — | 168 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 3 | — | 3 |
Paddington | 8 | 72 | 38,579 | 21 | 13 | — | — | 3,471 | 1,484 | 475 | 825 | 930 | 179 | 1 | 29 | — | _ | — | 21 | — | — | — | 384 | 170 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 109 | 16 | 144 | 850 | — | — | 130 | 204 | 1 | 136 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 2 | — | |
St. Marylebone | 60 | 137 | 24,301 | — | — | — | — | 676 | 752 | 129 | 88 | 234 | 181 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 14 | — | — | 9 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | 7 | 8 | 1 | 122 | 50 | 73 | — | 1 | — | 1,134 | 287 | 76 | 307 | 1 | — | 81 | 146 | 2 | 759 | 14 | 10 | — | 13 | 1 | — | 1 |
St. Pancras | 171 | — | 28,216 | 16 | 83 | — | — | 3,865 | 633 | 261 | 1,432 | 1,658 | 1,252 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 91 | — | 5 | — | 26 | — | 1 | — | 46 | 37 | 151 | — | — | — | — | 944 | 536 | 483 | 404 | — | — | 233 | 526 | — | 650 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 22 | — | —_ | — |
Westminster, City of | 157 | 324 | 27,535 | 137 | 172 | — | — | 745 | 104 | 7 | 3,296 | 249 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 1,603 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | 283 | — | 178 | 315 | — | — | 120 | 253 | 2 | 3,090 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 17 | — | — | — |
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Finsbury | 12 | 327 | 9,904 | 27 | 40 | — | — | 1,428 | † | 58 | 346 | 664 | 99 | 4 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | 10 | — | — | 26 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 15 | 1 | 22 | 590 | 5 | — | — | — | 160 | 579 | 191 | 515 | — | 1 | 137 | 145 | 1 | 408 | 9 | 9 | — | 9 | 1 | — | 1 |
Holborn | 24 | 51 | 6,145 | — | — | — | — | 68 | 123 | 13 | 1,620 | 75 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 527 | — | — | — | — | 52 | — | 28 | 54 | — | 5 | 67 | 117 | 512 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — | |
Islington | 98 | 189 | 44,028 | 31 | — | — | — | 5,162 | † | 222 | — | 1,819 | 1,570 | 55 | 7 | — | — | — | 11 | 5 | — | — | 162 | 208 | 16 | 28 | 3 | — | 30 | 180 | 29 | 42 | 290 | 7 | — | — | 66 | 139 | 411 | 381 | 349 | 1 | 12 | 321 | 489 | — | 360 | 34 | 22 | 3 | 25 | 6 | — | 6 |
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Hackney | 321 | 177 | 40,248 | — | 65 | — | — | 3,447 | 182 | — | 74 | 275 | 2,096 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 23 | —_ | —_ | 43 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 18 | — | 48 | 1,888 | 13 | — | — | 44 | 155 | 285 | 427 | 148 | — | 5 | 218 | 400 | 1 | 322 | 24 | 21 | — | 21 | 5 | — | 5 | |
Shoreditch | 302 | 40 | 11,377 | — | — | — | — | 1,720 | 306 | 470 | 3,217 | 1,044 | 185 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 15 | — | _ | 13 | — | 12 | 8 | — | — | 5 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 579 | 13 | — | — | — | 14 | 6 | 71 | 297 | — | 1 | 87 | 104 | — | 168 | 9 | 6 | —_ | 6 | 5 | — | 5 |
Stoke Newington | 176 | — | 11,620 | — | — | — | — | 1,016 | 229 | — | — | 187 | 153 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 65 | 93 | 60 | — | — | 50 | 108 | — | 46 | 7 | 6 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | ||
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Bethnal Green | 314 | 310 | 15,165 | 85 | 525 | 18 | † | 1,993 | 1,017 | 85 | 175 | 930 | 461 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 14 | — | 22 | 75 | — | —_ | — | 33 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 436 | 1 | 3 | 115 | 157 | — | 151 | 9 | 6 | — | 6 | — | —_ | — |
City of London | — | — | 1,097 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 26 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 487 | 96 | 3 | 25 | —_ | — | 31 | 75 | 1 | 972 | 20 | 20 | — | 20 | — | — | — |
Poplar | 39 | 177 | 16,857 | — | — | — | — | 1,929 | 45 | 32 | 37 | 875 | 480 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | — | — | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | —_ | — | 4 | 20 | — | 7 | 45 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 55 | 14 | 296 | 732 | — | 1 | 169 | 180 | 1 | 270 | 8 | 7 | — | 7 | 2 | — | 2 |
Stepney | 100 | 45 | 25,503 | 110 | 202 | — | — | 1,759 | 205 | 178 | 1,466 | 1,663 | 507 | 16 | —_ | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | 14 | — | 3 | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | 92 | — | — | — | 69 | 375 | 58 | 69 | 543 | — | 19 | 266 | 300 | 5 | 903 | 18 | 14 | — | 14 | — | — | — | ||
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Deptford | 19 | 206 | 17,591 | — | _ | — | — | 1,283 | 98 | — | 1,052 | 551 | 256 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 254 | 1,093 | 55 | 254 | 2 | — | 95 | 109 | 1 | 88 | 8 | 6 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | |||
Greenwich | 14 | 139 | 24,065 | 4 | 11 | — | — | 1,402 | 275 | 16 | 491 | 769 | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | —_ | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 85 | — | — | — | 99 | 147 | 234 | 301 | 3 | — | — | 110 | 195 | — | 177 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 9 | — | — | —_ |
Woolwich | 271 | 113 | 41,942 | 93 | 94 | 33 | † | 1,480 | 1,066 | 418 | 2,690 | 743 | 428 | — | — | 2 | — | 12 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 36 | — | 10 | 32 | — | — | 3 | 8 | 136 | 1,150 | 190 | 59 | 2 | 1 | 133 | 322 | 1 | 222 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 17 | — | — | — |
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Camberwell | 255 | 708 | 44,000 | — | — | — | — | 3,214 | 320 | — | 2,161 | 313 | 1,753 | 4 | 22 | 19 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 42 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 25 | — | 30 | 83 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 128 | 491 | 200 | 1,549 | — | 5 | 227 | 503 | 1 | 330 | 21 | 17 | — | 17 | 2 | — | 2 |
Lewisham | 102 | 129 | 63,000 | 44 | 62 | 12 | 14 | 2,077 | 1,552 | 57 | 3,910 | 343 | 437 | 34 | — | — | 7 | 24 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 16 | — | — | 7 | 33 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 64 | 217 | 272 | 46 | 1 | — | 112 | 245 | — | 250 | 21 | 18 | — | 18 | 3 | — | 3 | |||
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Bermondsey | 235 | 96 | 15,065 | 129 | 425 | 5 | 10 | 2,007 | 1,306 | 30 | 2,916 | 531 | 338 | 3 | — | — | — | —_ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 20 | 6 | — | — | 21 | 67 | — | 6 | 69 | — | — | 1 | — | 45 | 5 | 10 | 255 | — | 7 | 139 | 176 | 2 | 253 | 11 | 10 | _ | 10 | 1 | —_ | 1 |
Lambeth | 642 | 616 | 55,924 | — | — | — | — | 2,613 | 490 | 32 | 655 | 1,706 | 959 | 120 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | — | — | 17 | 27 | 19 | 21 | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | — | 21 | 42 | 4 | — | _ | — | 151 | 35 | 611 | 296 | — | 2 | 261 | 553 | — | 232 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 19 | 1 | — | 1 |
Southwark | 220 | 157 | 24,707 | 20 | 55 | 8 | 12 | 3,019 | 333 | 518 | 1,582 | 948 | 554 | 154 | — | — | — | — | 40 | 72 | 38 | — | 37 | 39 | 17 | 10 | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | 17 | 261 | 14 | — | _ | — | 1,339 | 1,333 | 274 | 799 | — | 3 | 156 | 271 | — | 417 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 6 | — | 6 |
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Battersea | 290 | 1 | 29,818 | 71 | 138 | 5 | 2,998 | 488 | — | 2,108 | 631 | 571 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 32 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 54 | 16 | 208 | — | — | — | — | 289 | 1,535 | 662 | 121 | 1 | 138 | 251 | — | 220 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | |||
Wandsworth | 187 | 1,054 | 114,800 | 52 | 200 | 5 | † | 5,868 | 1,370 | — | 8,188 | 1,135 | 424 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 24 | 278 | 2 | — | — | — | 62 | 23 | 417 | 172 | — | — | 232 | 738 | — | 537 | 23 | 17 | — | 17 | 2 | — | 2 |
LONDON | 4,442 | 5,376 | 868,730 | 842 | 2,111 | 86 | 58 | 62,549 | 16,308 | 4,345 | 42,024 | 21,807 | 15,651 | 545 | 124 | 24 | 2 | 158 | 124 | 248 | 97 | 21 | 389 | 519 | 179 | 137 | 39 | 4 | 175 | 554 | 176 | 667 | 8,400 | 149 | 14 | 7 | 340 | 7,457 | 10,730 | 6,181 | 10,186 | 11 | 67 | 4,172 | 7,759 | 27 | 12,600 | 458 | 363 | 21 | 384 | 47 | — | 47 |
included in previous column. Notes:—(1) Closing Orders : Seven Closing Orders were determined in Hackney, five in Islington, four in St. Marylebone, two in Kensington, Lewisham and Woolwich and one in Camberwell and Finsbury. In Hackney one Closing Order was revoked and a Demolition Order made.
(3) Seamen's Lodging Houses : Poplar—2, Stepney—5, (4) Prosecutions ; Inadequate Water Supply to Tenement Houses : St. Pancras—4 (4 convictions). Ice Cream Premises ; Bethnal Green—9 (6 convictions). Restaurants, eating Houses and Canteens : Westminster 42 (28 convictions).
(2) Licensed Cowsheds : Camberwell—1.