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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Vegetable preparation and washing up facilities—
| Worn and insanitary | 65 |
| Insufficient | 67 |
| Ventilation insufficient | 105 |
| Staff: washing facilities, insufficient, unsuitable | 81 |
| Staff changing rooms, insufficient, unsuitable | 25 |
| Fuel, rubbish and other extraneous materials in food preparation rooms | 68 |
| Accommodation unsuitable (re-designing and resiting of equipment necessary), &c. | 47 |
| Vermin— | |
| Cockroaches | 36 |
| Rats | 5 |
| Fuel storage accommodation insufficient | 3 |
| Waterclosets— | |
| Insufficient | 11 |
| Insufficient ventilation and light | 17 |
| Defective | 52 |
| Dirty and dilapidated | 37 |
| Direct approach | 14 |
| Not separate for the sexes | 7 |
| Unsuitable | 5 |