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
Holborn 1923
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health, for the year 1923
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| Dirty | 2 |
| Pan defective or foul | 3 |
| Dark | 5 |
| Ventilation unsatisfactory | 6 |
| Without water for flushing | 1 |
| Insufficient accommodation | 1 |
| Unsatisfactory separation for sexes | 1 |
| Other unsatisfactory conditions | 5 |
| Damp | 1 |
| Dark | 1 |
| Inadequate | 1 |
| Unsatisfactory | 7 |
In many cases, particularly in small establishments, no staff dressing room is
provided. Where possible steps were taken to improve these conditions.
Hygienic Inspection of Licensed Houses.
During the year the sanitary accommodation provided at 101 houses licensed for the sale of beer, wine and spirits, was inspected, and the following conditions found:—
| W.C. and urinal supplied | 53 |
| W.C. only „ | 14 |
| Urinal only „ | 21 |
| No accommodation for customers | 13 |
In several of the houses where no sanitary accommodation for the use of customers
was provided, the necessity for such provision is not imperative having regard to the
nearness of Public Sanitary Conveniences. In three instances the attention of the
licenses was drawn to the desirability of such provision being made In nine cases
attention was drawn to the unsatisfactory conditions of the W.Cs. or urinals provided
for the use of customers.
For Staff—
In a number of instances it was found that no separate sanitary accommodation
was provided for the staff. In most cases, however, the number employed was very
small, and the sanitary accommodation provided for the licensee and his family was
available for the staff.
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