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London County Council 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table: APPENDIXCStatistics of the administrative work carried out by the Metropolitan Borough Councils in1960.

APPENDIXC

Statistics of the administrative work carried out by the Metropolitan Borough Councils in1960.

BoroughDWELLINGSCLEARANCE AREASDWELLING HOUSESAIR POLLUTIONCLEANSING AND DISINFECTIONLICENSED OR REGISTERED PREMISESPUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS
Erected by Borough CouncilErected by other personsTotal number in the BoroughUnfit housesOther housesInspectionsRepaired as a result of informal actionDefects remedied after service of formal noticeHouses closed in pursuance of owner's undertakingDemolition Orders madePersons displacedClosing Orders made in lieu of Demolition OrdersPersons displacedClosing Orders determinedClosing Orders revoked and Demolition Orders madeHouses demolished as a result of formal or informal procedurePersons displacedRooms closedUndertakings acceptedWater supply provided to tenement housesComplaintsObservationsIntimation notices servedNuisance notices servedProsecutionsSmoke Control Orders confirmedAdults cleansedChildren cleansedPremises disinfectedPremises disinfestedLicensed slaughterhousesOther offensive tradesDairies and milk shopsIce cream premisesCommon and Seamen's Lodging HousesEstablishmentEmployed at end of yearAssistants employed at end of year
DemolishedPersons displacedDemolishedPersons displacedInitial visits on complaintWith a view to action under Part 11 of the Housing Act, 1957.Other reasonsRe-inspectionsPublic Health (London) Act, 1936Housing Act, 1957Underground roomsOther roomsUnderground roomsOther roomsAt homeAt cleansing stationMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotal
By ownersBy local authorityBy ownersBy local authorityMade fit for occupation by number of families accommodatedOvercrowding abatedNumberPersons displacedNumberPersons displacedNumberPersons displacedNumber
Division 1
Chelsea121616,441————657-5,4097,7439828------------121------22414---1-8539204304--46123-9628---
Fulham4491829,7963386——1,80025612,1748,219-86120———1—--3167.---21-----"2161 187---1-76984694--123228-16121133—3
Hammersmith99—28,1911029——2,574—2,0294,1341,05838226-------------1-------631394--1-38316811725--128357-117181—1
Kensington10625840,79421197——2,6316254,51618,31961637816—-1——937349————3525——--1321321--161Q55141111,181--715360-1412-122-2
Division 2
Hampstead275523,702————83513212,82611,25072510426----4---25611--2637211----10-124350--65259-1312-13213
Paddington3212838,215—123——3,3132644,30521,3068142671—————-—14129---2004517----183086115-13986963714--137224-17131143-3
St. Marylebone8411624,623————7434674722,739328582———6—----19---47--2---144531--1-466155651881-8919621512315-—-
St. Pancras160—29,1291234——3,2491341,3259,6701,19396879—————5-6-37-4-87-4----795269---1-768256339448--229610-1816117———
Westminster, City of—22427,642————7611362,8095,8112727------11——11—-—1228623----538973--1-7179714611--12123422015-153-3
Division 3
Finsbury2401019,9803103——920233,9677,072556315-----231030--1-11-1-1--319419-----89109191158-11281701106-62-2
Holborn14236,016--——771022,6791,155783-———----------5---4---414051--2-92-3382-573134255-5-—-
Islington22123446,5471414——4,0382392,79115,1952,52295140——3—3325225963118-41931052---184045756--2831864557751,509111350555-34232253—3
Division 4
Hackney4459140,969—2——2,74021311,35319,7631111,2063731—8———1312-1-137801515----1491,07511-1-5185626361-522143612020-206-6
Shoreditch2053011,86538118121,6411094,6835,203903132———1112054514-—278823———4—15256614----7-47733-188122-96-6---
Stoke Newington943412,018————1,312—1,1343,6702201514-------157---3-------3154---2-1945886--52119-76-62-2
Division 5
Bethnal Green—5315,2433148——2,0372945,5506,2421,0774538——12———8—-—--5-10---1-282111--1173686-580-295142-97-73-3
City of London——1,006————6——10——————————--------------118§§§§-743-322--218112019-19---
Poplar8475816,879————1,793—8557,980829442--------412-141145------122124-----116145879-1112193399-94—4
Stepney13931725,934921——5,773—8,3964,9251,37865570-------1472-2374------260533--17826118191,587-1823131961814-142—2
Division 6
Deptford846717,857--——1,230-3,71110,112492260--------414------------3040611-1-171401517761-95193186-62-2
Greenwich507724,788————1,87397,7749,455484102----------------------3-----1,287570158551,723--97274-10819-—-
Woolwich28487244,7796911323669901728,1535,005462213————10—1122124-6-47------2032---4701193409146112123332-19181192-2
Division 7
Camberwell41712645,23923112——4,21599827,97812,2201,5581,394411—2--173138-12-2-91----451521----82149851,850-522152812017-17314
Lewisham37238064,630—76—121,99123419,02518,310351342—12122526--6-613-_1317----10----2-601254403971-108329-2020-203-3
Division 82 U203—3
Bermondsey17222815,4001205159551,78561,63313,4926142881-------5281-----------886--1--351918154-81172041119-92-2
Lambeth19836756,462413—12,333792,3835,5711,1197751393------273———4—————--23146-----138902541,097-2284589-2115116---
Southwark9354025.076662357323.0479214.6307.05474158258----22135151-7301043237421612-251820714----9366361741,337-314630562017-174-4
Division 9
Battersea132429,3342078261113,105557,8339,688556620185------17793---1035-9----24225-----142640884271-2136273-16112131-1
Wandsworth98455118,60640107——5,4312915,06516,6799803678------2327—1—4813-----955582——1—3413326573—-296700—2216-164_4
LONDON4,4395,552887,161,5131,9177328962,9004,668195,458267,99220,13512,020538402103111461371465693372111151700371142170271251131,2427,76911471271,7366,2744,4335,71219,3515664,1478,539274413571737457259

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§ The whole of the City of London is a Smokeless Zone under the City of London (Various Powers) Act, 1954.