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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 London 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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SUMMARY OF WORK DONE UNDER THE FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT, 1901, AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891, &.C.
| INSPECTIONS. | East District. | Middle District. | West District. | Totals. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factories, Initial Inspections (Tenancies) | 45 | 130 | 81 | 256 | |||||||
| Do. Initial Inspections (Workrooms) | 61 | 189 | 165 | 415 | |||||||
| Do. Periodical Inspections (Tenancies) | 166 | 269 | 328 | 763 | |||||||
| Do. Periodical Inspections (Workrooms) | 306 | 495 | 894 | 1,695 | |||||||
| Do. Re-inspections (Sanitary Works, &c., in hand) | 99 | 318 | 231 | 648 | |||||||
| Workshops, Initial Inspections (Tenancies) | 17 | 65 | 72 | 154 | |||||||
| Do. Initial Inspections (Workrooms) | 20 | 82 | 97 | 199 | |||||||
| Do. Periodical Inspections (Tenancies) | 141 | 214 | 241 | 596 | |||||||
| Do. Periodical Inspections (Workrooms) | 195 | 277 | 377 | 849 | |||||||
| Do. Re-inspections (Sanitary Works, &c., in hand) | 73 | 197 | 105 | 375 | |||||||
| Workplaces, Initial Inspections (Tenancies) | 38 | 12 | 15 | 65 | |||||||
| Do. Initial Inspections (Workrooms) | 74 | 15 | 17 | 106 | |||||||
| Do. Periodical Inspections (Tenancies) | 13 | 16 | 59 | 88 | |||||||
| Do. Periodical Inspections (Workrooms) | 20 | 20 | 93 | 133 | |||||||
| Do. . Re-inspections (Sanitary Works, &c., in hand) | 502 | 46 | 40 | 588 | |||||||
| Bakehouses, Periodical Inspections (Tenancies) | 16 | 10 | 2 | 28 | |||||||
| Do. Periodical Inspections (Workrooms) | 25 | 10 | 2 | 37 | |||||||
| Do. Re-inspections (Sanitary Works, &c., in hand) | 33 | 15 | 9 | 57 | |||||||
| Kitchens of Restaurants, &c.— | |||||||||||
| Initial Inspections (Tenancies) | 14 | 17 | 10 | 41 | |||||||
| Initial Inspections (Workrooms) | 30 | 39 | 21 | 90 | |||||||
| Periodical Inspections (Tenancies) | 64 | 97 | 133 | 294 | |||||||
| Periodical Inspections (Workrooms) | 146 | 234 | 275 | 655 | |||||||
| Re-inspections (Sanitary Works, &c., in hand) | 106 | 213 | 234 | 553 | |||||||
| Kitchens of Licensed Premises— | |||||||||||
| Initial Inspections (Tenancies) | — | 10 | 4 | 14 | |||||||
| Initial Inspections (Workrooms) | — | 25 | 9 | 34 | |||||||
| Periodical Inspections (Tenancies) | 12 | 37 | 51 | 100 | |||||||
| Periodical Inspections (Workrooms) | 43 | 123 | 122 | 288 | |||||||
| Re-inspections (Sanitary Works, &c., in hand) | 4 | 51 | 78 | 133 | |||||||
| Workshops notified by H.M. Inspector | 11 | 17 | 7 | 35 | |||||||
| General complaints received | 5 | 17 | 7 | 29 | |||||||
| Miscellaneous visits | 249 | 259 | 88 | 596 | |||||||
| FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, WORKPLACES. | KITCHENS OF RESTAURANTS, &c. | KITCHENS OF LICENSED PREMISES. | |||||||||
| DEFECTS FOUND. | East District. | Middle District. | West District. | East District. | Middle District. | West District. | East District. | Middle District. | West District. | Totals. | |
| Want of Cleanliness | 56 | 87 | 17 | 25 | 54 | 32 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 299 | |
| Want of Ventilation | 3 | 5 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 13 | |
| Overcrowding | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Want of Drainage of Floors | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | |
| Want of Lavatory Accommodation | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Food improperly stored | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | l | 10 | |
| Storage Cistern defective | 4 | 69 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 17 | — | 2 | 18 | 126 | |
| Accommodation for Refuse | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 15 | |
| Accumulation of Refuse | 37 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 61 | |
| Sanitary Accommodation. | Insufficient (Tenancies) | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 12 |
| Unsuitable (Do.) | 5 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 27 | |
| Defective (Do.) | 101 | 168 | 133 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 460 | |
| Do. (No. of Conveniences)* | 101 | 168 | 134 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 461 | |
| Not separate for Sexes (Tenancies) | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 21 | |
| Other Nuisances | 61 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 31 | 36 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 212 | |
| Total Defects found | 285 | 378 | 216 | 65 | 117 | 112 | 7 | 41 | 47 | 1,268 | |
| * Figures not included in total defects found or remedied. | |||||||||||