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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| Food. | Fines. | Costs. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| Food unfit for human consumption:— | ||||||
| 1 conviction | 25 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Misleading labels and false advertisements:— | ||||||
| 6 convictions | 1,290 | 0 | 0 | 262 | 10 | 0 |
| 1 case withdrawn. | ||||||
| Adulterated whisky, gin and rum :—- | ||||||
| 8 convictions | 21 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 cases dismissed on payment of costs. | ||||||
| 7 cases withdrawn. | ||||||
| 2 cases withdrawn on payment of costs. | ||||||
| Sale of milk deficient in fat and milk solids:— | ||||||
| 2 convictions | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 cases dismissed on payment of costs. | ||||||
| Failure to take precautions against the contamination of ice cream:— | ||||||
| 1 conviction | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Dwellings. | ||||||
| Public Health (London) Act, 1936 (Nuisances):— | ||||||
| 2 convictions (Abatement Orders made) | 7 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Public Health (London) Act, 1936 and London County Council (Watercloset) Bylaws:— | ||||||
| 1 conviction | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Pubhc Health (London) Act, 1936. Failing to comply with Order to abate a nuisance:— | ||||||
| 1 conviction | 25 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| Factories. | ||||||
| Factories Act, 1937. Failing to provide separate sanitary accommodation for the sexes and insufficient ventilation to sanitary accommodation :— | ||||||
| 1 conviction | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| £1,583 | 0 | 0 | £413 | 4 | 0 | |
Water.
Water for drinking and commercial purposes is supplied by the
Metropolitan Water Board and has proved throughout the year to be
satisfactory in quality and quantity. Four complaints of contaminated
drinking water were received, all of which were traced to dirty storage
cisterns. In two cases, the water service system has been modified to a
mains supply, and in the other two cases the tanks have been cleansed
and their lids refitted.