London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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City of Westminster 1948

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

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42
Notices Served.
Public Health (London) Act, 1936 J53
Food and Drugs Act, 1938 423
Shops Act, 1934 11
London County Council (Drainage) Bylaws, 1934 2
London County Council (Watercloset) Bylaws, 1930 15
604
Defects Found.
Dirty and dilapidated internally 272
Defective internally 202
„ externally 37
„ drainage 54
„ area paving, &c. 12
„ floors 124
Preparation tables and equipment, worn and insanitary 58
Food storage, inadequate, unsuitable 63
Vegetable preparation and washing up facilities—
Worn and insanitary 147
Insufficient 65
Ventilation insufficient 146
Temperature 24
Lighting 27
Staff washing facilities, insufficient, unsuitable 110
Staff changing rooms, insufficient, unsuitable 37
Fuel, rubbish and other extraneous materials in food
preparation rooms 65
Accommodation unsuitable (re-designing and re-siting of
equipment necessary), &c. 30
Vermin—
Cockroaches 16
Rats 8
Fuel storage accommodation insufficient 6
Animals kept in food stores 2
Water closets—
Insufficient 31
Insufficient ventilation and light 28
Defective 45
Dirty and dilapidated 55
Direct approach 9
Not separate for the sexes 18
Unsuitable 15