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London County Council 1961

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

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Table: APPENDIX EStatistics of the administrative work carried out by the Metropolitan Borough Councils in1961.

APPENDIX E

Statistics of the administrative work carried out by the Metropolitan Borough Councils in1961.

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 owners' 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 tradesCommon and Seamen's Lodging HousesDairies and milk shopsIce cream premisesEstablishmentEmployed at end of yearAssistants employed at end of year
DemolishedPersons displacedDemolishedPersons displacedInitial visits on complaintWith a view to action under Part II of the Housing Acty 1957Other 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
Chelsea683616,517———-807—14,1797,52412651---------------------12820-——1—7735226337———591169628---
Fulham304030,2592967--1,275372,2174,74786786711-222-13--3-1-3658---3794---1_45255514---12322816101114-4
Hammersmith10—28,191301099†2,3241852,6217,898310323-------374----------1--4--1_41320455537-——276418129-91-1
Kensington17842440,437—401—-2,6791,1736,65423.41261026372---153236-93575411183-2_1719---132145502911,544-——201377§1413—131-1
Division 2
Hampstead817124,078———-7428112,66412,56058699-132---2478--3-2478814-----1046233———1—148135327———69§2661312113213
Paddington1023838,22517100—643,3252294,07921,3127023643----_--12100---1136321_-19201173—-1681092581639———14121117111123-3
St. Marylebone9220424,7211224——6292701673,06721070——————-—--16—-—36--13-—10852291—2—1,12016059248—129218715103131-1
St. Pancras29716129,533103584——2,6451322,2879,17597785717—————-—17—31———76—8———-19606127——1—715218279393———2462391918119—-—
Westminster, City of27122427,486651168531893,2726,9122706------14--11-2-122139----41572-——1—557—142530——21292462018—182-2
Division 3
Finsbury—809,864184651——83274,2209,124502643-------451—1—14—————-3323105——2—6740179402——11311621010—102-2
Holbom—56,105————791462,431691643——————-—--————2———1—-1582101——1—80—65160—527414154—4—-—
Islington8831646,8534129——4,2822152,46716,6281,42984224-----1-2153876-29-281223171--11463882039--1461482506281.260111-35155734232252-2
Division 4
Hackney2823742,326—17——4,37440518,08828,636941,452301————--3923—5—1036219†——-—150378—271—7526450553—512094452018—185-5
Shoreditch1421411,843————1,4071701,6956,76270276-—--2351425--18-55--116-2124576——-—7—60552—1—8411195—52-2
Stoke Newington1819112,215--—-1.316-5,1363,3222071748-------164---7---6---3942---3-1515479-_--5511677-7---
Division 5
Bethnal Green31615,0573611034512,0086526,2226,0768583669-----1-------5-3-----1623---12019958418-2-9314298-82-2
City of London——1,044—-——4-20245---------17------------9--*---945-218--123721919-19---
Poplar1872617,064————1,4463389217,803990327———17—27—3415——————-292147-——-—4421192,080—1310019798—84-4
Stepney9340327,257—1ll——3,221—8,1054,1663351,32540-----5132†1—1132------2100125-2—18724125371,774—18 §52303241815—152-2
Division 6
Deptford13022517,920————1,178215,8899,84442621512--2-----1---18-------1208661——1613502204106324——19319887—73-3
Greenwich—8924,73674243——1,910256,6609,5463801834-------191-------1---156844111,502580100741,872--—194232109110---
Woolwich5031,00544,43911635062471,1842137,6156,305517259----7-3137354-2---------2023---51032312414836211—13432919171181-1
Division 7
Camberwell3024845,23968195--4,83097825,50313 695447158359-11---25513--1122--1-182791-11-921841641,093-312265242016-16314
Lewisham20749365,33028316†1,2845414,94314,737134379-8----72141610-1421--4810--3-7------2873351258---1203512020-204-4
Division 8
Bermondsey9417515,4547618118491,866102,28313,2137102381--2----935------42----869--11-2833297-811382111110-101-1
Lambeth26415756,854-61--2,955762,3869,260643568108-----------3-331-----20167-----75691691,077-1-2775982115116---
Southwark-32625,00467228--2,5828012,564,7870752333----214--925016321171838--1521012--1-948514521,211-3614730620161174-4
Division 9
Battersea2937729,387100364494022,438245,0129,8014035191311------4332-166924----113331--1-863051,064269-2_13527316111121-1
Wandsworth408725120,1207057-225,4221513,69116,7258544256-—221—1-118—106103†1—2—1212824——1—3313214291——3047542215-153—3
LONDON3,5656,796893,5581,0204,06417964159,8975,725221,383287,84315,06512,4213234648236521638574631961683314863071158444478711,2665,5451184810442,7237,3803,1405,27019,419262264,4548,3314423601637653255
* The whole of the City of London is a Smokeless Zone under the City of London ( Various Powers) Act, 1954. † Included in the previous column. § One prosecution.