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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 1907
[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 | 613 | 610 | 1 |
| Want of ventilation | 150 | 148 | — |
| Want of ventilation of gas stoves | 268 | 264 | — |
| Overcrowding | 37 | 37 | — |
| Want of drainage of floors | 35 | 35 | 1 |
| Other nuisances | 499 | 490 | — |
| Sanitary accommodation — | |||
| Insufficient | 24 | 23 | 2 |
| Unsuitable | 129 | 129 | — |
| Defective | 341 | 341 | 1 |
| Not separate for sexes | 170 | 168 | — |
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act:— | |||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouses (Sec. 101) | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (Secs. 97 to 100). | - | — | - |
| Other offences | — | — | — |
| Total | 2,268 | 2,246 | 6 |
| * 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) | 213 |
| 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 | 116 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspectors | 116 |
| Other | 4 |
| Workrooms measured | *1,146 |
| Underground bakehouses (Sec. 101) :— Certificates granted during the year | - |
| In use at the end of the year | 77 |
| * This includes 659 kitchens of restaurants, &c. | |
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