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 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | ||
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts :- | |||
| Want of cleanliness. | 246 | 246 | - |
| Want of ventilation | 57 | 57 | - |
| Want of ventilation of gas stoves | 58 | 58 | - |
| Overcrowding | 28 | 28 | - |
| Want of drainage of floors | 9 | 9 . | - |
| Other nuisances | 70 | 70 | 3 |
| Sanitary accommodation- | |||
| Insufficient | 20 | 20 | - |
| Unsuitable or defective | 204 | 204 | - |
| Not separate for sexes | 69 | 69 | - |
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act:- | |||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouses | - | - | - |
| (Sec. 101) | |||
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| bakehouses (Sees. 97 to 100). | |||
| Other offences | - | - | - |
| Total | 762 | 762 | 4 |
* Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshop
Act as remediable under the Public Health Acts.
| Class. | Number. |
|---|---|
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories: - | |
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (Sec. 133) | 211 |
| Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspectors as remediable under the Public Health Acts but not under the Factory and Workshop Act (Sec. 5)- | |
| Notified by H.M. Inspector | 117 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspectors | 117 |
| Other | 4 |
| Workrooms measured | 240 |
| Underground bakehouses (Sec. 101):- | |
| Certificates granted during the year | 3 |
| In use at the end of the yrar | 81 |
Outworkers.-Firms giving out work in certain trades are required
to send in a list twice a year of those they employ. Outworkers
are constantly changing their addresses and their employers, so that
it is difficult to maintain a correct register. The Order issued by the
Home Office applies to the following classes of work:-