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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 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Inspection.
| Premises. | Number of | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Keinipections. | Defects Found. | Intimation Notices. | Statutory Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
| Factories | 102 | 132 | 97 | 28 | 2 | - |
| Workshops | 2,101 | 2,798 | 1,426 | 656 | 23 | 3 |
| Workplaces (Including restaurant kitchens, &c.) | 1,949 | 1,369 | 715 | 308 | 9 | 1 |
| Total | 4,152 | 4,299 | 2,238 | 992 | 34 | 4 |
Defects found,.—1915.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | ||
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:— | |||
| Want of cleanliness | 704, | 704 | 1 |
| Want of ventilation | 77 | 77 | — |
| Want of ventilation of gas stoves | 76 | 76 | — |
| Overcrowding | 26 | 26 | — |
| Want of drainage of floors | 21 | 21 | — |
| Sanitary accommodation— | |||
| Insufficient | 58 | 58 | — |
| Unsuitable | 112 | 112 | — |
| Defective | 300 | 300 | — |
| Not separate for sexes | 73 | 73 | — |
| Other defects | 751 | 751 | 3 |
| Total | 2,198 | 2,198 | 4 |
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act:— | |||
| Illegal occupation of underground, bakehouses | — | — | — |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (included above) | 8 | 8 | — |
| Other offences | — | — | — |