Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Inspection of Factories, Workplaces, Shops, Offices and Other Premises (other than food premises)
Total Number of Visits | |
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Factories—Power | 254 |
Factories—Non-power | 21 |
Workplaces, etc. | 4,062 |
Offices | 3,984 |
Shops (other than food) | 1,049 |
9,370 | |
Analysis of Inspections:— | |
Complaints | 576 |
Routine | 1,599 |
Infectious Disease | 5 |
Drainage | 526 |
Rodent Control | 432 |
Sanitary Defects | 4 |
Other Reasons | 34 |
3,176 |
6,194 re-inspections were made following the above inspections.
Types of premises inspected:— | |
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Places of public entertainment | 94 |
Carpentry, joinery etc. | 2 |
Wearing apparel | 238 |
Furriers | 17 |
Garages, motor tyres and rubberworks | 59 |
Boots and shoes and other leather goods | 26 |
Jewellers, precious and other metal-workers | 8 |
Hairdressers | 65 |
Laundries and dry cleaners | 19 |
Printers and publishers | 37 |
Warehouses and packers | 51 |
Shops (other than food) | 1,049 |
Upholstery and carpets | 1 |
Photographers, film renters | 16 |
Opticians | 2 |
Florists | 5 |
Offices | 3,984 |
Various (schools, hospitals, halls, building sites, etc.) | 3,697 |
9,370 |