London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Marylebone 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table 4.

—Summary of Road Accidents.

MonthNumber of AccidentsFatalInjuries—
SeriousSlight
January661073
February70-1077
March79-1182
April71-679
May90-1292
June.8811784
July9011498
August66-1070
September76-984
October821798
November93-8103
December78-1981
Totals94931331,021

TABLE 5.—Dwelling-Houses : Summary of Inspections, Conditions Found

and Action Taken.

Inspection under Public Health or Housing Acts:—
(1) (a) Inspected for housing defects1,237
(6) Inspections made for the purpose4,156
(2) Found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation2
(3) Found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation525
Defects remedied without service of formal Notices:—
Defective dwelling-houses rendered fit in consequence of informal action by the Local Authority or their officers471
Action under Statutory Powers:—
(a) Proceedings under Public Health Acts:—
(1) Dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied388
(2) Dwelling-houses in which, after service of formal notices, defects were remedied:—
(a) By owners56
lb) By Local Authority in default of owners ...-
(6) Proceedings under the Housing Act, 1957:—
(1) Rooms in respect of which Closing or Demolition Orders were made:— Underground rooms4
Other rooms-
(2) Closing Orders determined, the tenement or room having been made fit6
(3) Rooms affected by (2) above8
(4) Closing Orders varied2
(5) Undertakings accepted in respect of underground rooms-