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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 London 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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It will be observed that a fair number of the houses are tenement houses, the
remainder are made up principally of caretakers' dwellings which are usually situate on
the upper floors of business premises.
Inspection of Tenement Houses and Dwelling Houses in the City of London.
| District. | No. of houses inspected. | No. of tenements in the houses inspected. | No. inspected so injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation. | No. of representations submitted. | No. of closing orders made. | No. of houses presenting defects . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West | 92 | 258 | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. | 126 |
| Middle | 4 | 15 | „ | „ | „ | 4 |
| East | 112 | 317 | „ | „ | „ | 127 |
| Total | 208 | 590 | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. | 257 |
| Caretakers' Dwellings and Single Houses. | ||||||
| West | 183 | 183 | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. | 121 |
| Middle | 127 | 127 | „ | „ | „ | 120 |
| East | 205 | 205 | „ | „ | „ | 173 |
| Total | 515 | 515 | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. | 414 |
| Grand Total | 723 | 1,105 | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. | 671 |
OBVERSE.
HOUSE TO HOUSE INSPECTION.
Agent
Owner
Address Landlord
Rooms Living Sleeping Position
Occupants M. F. Children Rent Furnished Unfurnished
Water Supply Closet accommodation
Drainage
Light & Air
Dampness
Cleanliness
Outbuildings & Yard
Refuse disposal arrangements
Defects dangerous to health
If unfit for human habitation. Reference to report & action
GUILDHALL.