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 1972

Report of the Medical Officer of Health

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Table: Table 17 — Bacteriological Examination of Water Supplied to City of Westminster — Average Results after Treatment

Table 17 — Bacteriological Examination of Water Supplied to City of Westminster — Average Results after Treatment

Source of supplyNumber of SamplesAgar plate count per ml.Coliform countE. coli count
20-24 hours 370C3 days at 220CPer cent. samples negative in 100 ml.Per cent samples negative in 100 ml.
Stoke Newington75328.1—100.0100.0
R. Thames-derived8,08710.0—99.8599.97

Table: Table 18 — Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act, 1963

Table 18 — Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act, 1963

Number Registered in 1972Total number Registered at 31st December 1972Number of Registered Premises receiving a General Inspection during the year
Offices74812,3572,406
Retail Shops723,727436
Wholesale Shops, Warehouses3676749
Catering Establishments open to the Public (Canteens)691,4991,017
Fuel Storage Depots———
Totals92518,3503,908
Analysis of persons employed in Registered Premises by workplace
Offices291,568
Retail Shops39,933
Wholesale Departments, Warehouses18,222
Catering Establishments open to the Public21,977
Canteens5,832
Fuel Storeage Depots—
Total377,532
Total Males208,936
Total Females168,596
Inspection and Contraventions
Inspections of all kinds8,638
Premises at which contraventions were found1,515
Accidents
Notifiable accidents540
Accidents investigated242
Accidents investigated which revealed contraventions11
Accidents where a contravention may have been a contributory cause3
Fatalities—