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City of Westminster 1907

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]

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65
Smoke Prevention.

Table: The City is divided into two parts for purposes of smoke inspection, under Inspectors Mc Nair and Williams. The following is a summary of the work done in connection therewith:—

The City is divided into two parts for purposes of smoke inspection, under Inspectors Mc Nair and Williams. The following is a summary of the work done in connection therewith:—

North District.South District.Total.
Complaints received351348
Observations taken1,3091,1082,417
Notices issued—
Preliminary5452106
Statutory8715
Summonses2-2

Table: The result of the police-court proceedings under the Public Health (London) Act was:—

The result of the police-court proceedings under the Public Health (London) Act was:—

Date.Name and Address of Defendant.Result of Proceedings.
1907. 15th AugustSecretary, Oriental Club, Hanover SquareDismissed. Magistrate (Mr. Mead) held that the stoker should have been summoned.
12th DecemberJunior United Service Club, Charles StreetFined £2 and £1 3s. costs.

Table: A comparison with previous years is given below:—

A comparison with previous years is given below:—

190219031904,190519061907
Complaints81525552374.8
Observations2,7282,7313,1912,7152,7222,417
Notices Issued :—
Preliminary586814212193106
Statutory181826262515
Summonses6351182

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D. Workshops.
Section 132 of the Factory and Workshops Act directs that " The
Medical Officer of Health of every District Council shall in his annual
report to them report specifically on the administration of this Act in
workshops and workplaces, and he shall send a copy of his annual
report, or so much of it as deals with this subject, to the Secretary of
State," and forms have been supplied giving a summary of what is
required. It is, however, a matter of difficulty in Westminster to
apportion work done, as workshops and dwellings are so intermingled.