London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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| Dirty and dilapidated internally | 154 |
| Defective internally | 80 |
| „ externally | 26 |
| ,, drainage | 45 |
| „ area paving | 10 |
| „ floors | 56 |
| Preparation tables and equipment, worn and insanitary | 69 |
| Food storage, inadequate, unsuitable | 42 |
| Vegetable preparation and washing up facilities— | |
| Worn and insanitary | 69 |
| Insufficient | 34 |
| Ventilation insufficient | 76 |
| Staff washing facilities, insufficient, unsuitable | 48 |
| Staff changing rooms, insufficient, unsuitable | 16 |
| Fuel, rubbish and other extraneous materials in food preparation rooms | 26 |
| Accommodation unsuitable (re-designing and re-siting of equipment necessary), &c. | 12 |
| Vermin— | |
| Cockroaches | 8 |
| Rats | 14 |
| Fuel storage accommodation insufficient | 1 |
| Waterclosets— | |
| Insufficient | 17 |
| Insufficient ventilation and light | 30 |
| Defective | 31 |
| Dirty and dilapidated | 33 |
| Direct approach | 9 |
| Not separate for the sexes | 6 |
| Unsuitable | 4 |
| Dampness | 10 |
| Water supply inadequate | 2 |
| Lighting | 3 |