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City of Westminster 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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7. The following is a summary of the Reports of your Sanitary Inspectors prepared by Mr. Chief Inspector Strutt : -
| WARDS. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conduit. | Grosvenor, | Hamlet of Knightsbridge | Knightsbridge St. George. | Victoria. | St. Margaret. | St. John. | St. Anne. | Great Marlborough. | Pall Mall. | Regent. | Charing Cross. | Covent Garden. | Strand. | Totals. | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||
| Complaints received and dealt with | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 90 |
| Houses and Premises Inspected | 40 | 23 | 32 | 27 | 95 | 43 | 90 | 46 | 23 | 7 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 499 |
| Do. Re-inspected Do. (Registered) | 111 | 191 | 167 | 176 | 359 | 39 | 181 | 1l6 | 145 | 24 | 155 | 87 | 121 | 86 | 1958 |
| Visited | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 27 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 19 | 60 |
| Workshops Inspected | 18 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 41 | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | 85 |
| Do. Visited | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | 22 | — | 5 | — | 20 | 8 | 88 |
| Bakehouses Visited | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 134 |
| Milkshops Visited | — | — | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 22 |
| Restaurant & Hotel Kitchens Visited | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 3 | 31 |
| Notices issued(pre-liminary) | 10 | 15 | 14 | 24 | 29 | 8 | 35 | 15 | 23 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 225 |
| Do. (statutory) | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| Smoke complaints received | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 |
| Do. observations taken | 7 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 29 | 15 | 19 | _ | 8 | 52 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 227 |
| Do. Notice issued (preliminary) | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Do. (statutory) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Food and Drugs— Samples taken | 2 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 97 |
8. Unsound Food.—The following articles have been condemned as unfit for food :—
| 8 Tons Turnips. | 4½ Tons Bananas. |
| 1 Ton Oranges. | 1½ Cwt. Cauliflowers. |
| 2 Tons Tomatoes. | 1¼ Cwt. Madeira Beans. |
I have the honour to be,
Mr. Mayor, my Lords and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
FRANCIS J. ALLAN, M.D., D.P.H., F.R.S.E.,
Medical Officer of Health for the City.
April 20th, 1903.