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 1948

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

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Table: Abstracts.Reports were made to the Factory Inspector of 93 instances for failure to display the appropriate abstracts of the Factories Act, 1937.N otices—Analysis.

Abstracts.

Reports were made to the Factory Inspector of 93 instances for failure to display the appropriate abstracts of the Factories Act, 1937.

N otices—Analysis.

Factories Power.Factories Non-Power.Workplaces Shops, &c.
Public Health (London) Act, 1936414692
Shops Acts, 1934——9
Factories Act, 19373956—
London County Council (Drainage) Bylaws, 1934244
London County Council (Watercloset) Bylaws, 1930113
83107108
Total298
Defects Found.
Factories PowerFactories Non-Power.Workplaces, Shops, &c.
Dirty, defective, internally174313
Dampness115
Drainage defective41016
Foofs defective524
Area paving, &c., defective——1
Exteriors defective——2
Water closets insufficient222
„ insufficient ventilation and light26138
„ defective17917
„ direct approach1044
„ not separate for sexes142
„ unsuitable512
Water supply insufficient—21
Washing accommodation, absence of, inadequate—32
Smells2—21
Rubbish1—52
Other nuisances20—7
Flood drainage, want of—21
Temperature1——
Ventilation, want of157
Gas rings, ventilation—2—
Failure to fix abstracts5241—