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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 Westminster 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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took place in connection with premises in which work was carried on,
as shown above, under the heading of " House Inspection."
Obstructing an Inspector.—The owner (a woman) of a dressmaking
business was extremely abusive to one of the women inspectors, and
pushed her aside. The Public Health Committee placed the matter in
the hands of the City Solicitors, and as a result of their communication an
apology was tendered which the Inspector and the Committee accepted.
| Premises. | Number of | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. defects | Intimation Notices. | Statutory Notices. | Prosecutions | ||
| Factories (Including factory laundries) | 111 | 37 | 12 | — | — |
| Workshops (Including workshop laundries) | 3,780 | 2,013 | 861 | 23 | 1 . |
| Workplaces (Including restaurant kitchens, &c.) | 1,470 | 411 | 342 | 11 | 1 |
| Total | 5,361 | 2,491 | 1,215 | 34 | 2 |
In addition, 45 re.inspection visits were paid to factories and 3,276
to workshops, and 1,990 to other workplaces.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | ||
| *Nuisances under the Public Health Acts | |||
| Want of cleanliness | 941 | 942 | — |
| Want of ventilation | 121 | 121 | — |
| Want of ventilation of gas stoves | 102 | 100 | — |
| Overcrowding | 44 | 44 | — |
| Want of drainage of floors | 17 | 17 | — |
| Other defects | 643 | 640 | 1 |
| Sanitary accommodation— | |||
| Insufficient | 34 | 33 | — |
| Unsuitable | 87 | 87 | — |
| Defective | 426 | 426 | 1 |
| Not separate for sexes | 76 | 77 | — |
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act:— | |||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouses (Sec. 101) | - | — | — |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (Sees. 97 to 100). | - | — | - |
| Other offences | - | — | — |
| Total | 2,491 | 2,487 | 2 |
| * Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshop Vet as remediable under the Public Health Acts. The prosecutions covered a number of defects. | |||