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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Abstracts.
Reports were made to the Factory Inspector of 67 instances for
failure to display the appropriate abstracts of the Factories Act, 1937.
Notice-Analysis.
| Factories, Power. | Factories, Non.power | Workplaces, Shops, &c. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Health (London) Act, 1936 | 12 | 14 | 40 |
| Factories Act, 1937 | 31 | 39 | 1 |
| London County Council (Drainage) Bylaws, 1934 | 1 | 5 | |
| London County Council (Water. closet) Bylaws, 1930 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Shops Act, 1950 | — | — | 1 |
| Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949 | 31 | 22 | 181 |
| 76 | 78 | 229 | |
| Total | 383 | ||
| Factories, Power. | Factories, Non.power | Workplaces, . Shops, &c. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dirty, defective internally | 12 | 23 | 25 |
| Dampness | 8 | 3 | 24 |
| Drainage defective | 6 | 5 | 47 |
| Roofs defective | 1 | 4 | — |
| Sanitary accommodation— Insufficient | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Insufficient ventilation and light | 13 | 9 | 5 |
| Defective | 20 | 23 | 14 |
| Direct approach | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Not separate for sexes | 8 | — | 4 |
| Unsuitable | 2 | — | — |
| No indicating notices on doors of waterclosets | 16 | 15 | 2 |
| Overcrowding | — | 8 | — |
| Smells | 4 | 1 | 65 |
| Rubbish | 4 | 3 | 96 |
| Ventilation, want of | — | 7 | 4 |
| Failure to fix abstracts | 45 | 22 | — |
| Water supply insufficient | 2 | — | — |
| Absence of washing accommodation | — | 2 | — |
| Temperature | — | 4 | — |