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 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD
Samples purchased for analysis 1216
Visits to premises 1525
Notices served 96
Samples found to be adulterated 69
Prosecutions 47
Convictions 33
Fines: £112.l7.0d. Costs: £106.13.0d.
AIR RAID SHELTERS(Public and Communal Domestic)
Number of visits 869
ICE CREAM PREMISES
Premises on Register at 31st December, 1940 182
Premises registered during the year 2
PRESERVED MEAT etc. PREMISES.
Premises on Register at 31st December, 1940 124
Promises registered during the year 3
MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS) ORDER, 1936 & 1938
Licences issued 52
REGISTRATION OF DAIRYMEN & DAIRIES
Premises Persons
On Register at 31st December 1940 169 247
Registered during the year 11 3
Inspections made 6l
Notices served 4
CORONER'S COURT & MORTUARY
Bodies received 348
Causes of Death:-
Drowning 6
Street accidents 44
Other accidents 40
Murder 3
Suicide 52
Natural causes 182
Misadventure 9
Miscellaneous causes 12
Inquests held 195
Post-mortem examinations 275