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 1952

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

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Table: Inspection of Factories, Workplaces, Shops, Offices and other Premises (other than Food Premises). Factories Act, 1937.Public Health (London) Act, 1936.Shops Act, 1950.

Inspection of Factories, Workplaces, Shops, Offices and other Premises (other than Food Premises). Factories Act, 1937.Public Health (London) Act, 1936.Shops Act, 1950.

Total Number of Visits.
Factories—Power902
Factories—Non-power814
Workplaces, &c.2,459
Offices2,605
Shops (other than Food)826
7,606
Analysis of Inspections.
Complaint471
Routine1,034
Infectious disease178
Building Licences and permits3
Drainage—Voluntary1,143
Drainage—Under Notice9
Sanitary defects—Voluntary12
Sanitary defects—Under Notice8
Outworkers99
Rodent control678
Other reasons48
3,683

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3,923 re-inspections were made following the above inspections.

Table: Types of premises inspected,.

Types of premises inspected,.

Places of Public Entertainment277
Carpentry, joinery, &c.41
Wearing apparel1,328
Furriers110
Garages, motor tyres and rubberworks61
Electricity sub-stations11
Boots and shoes and other leather goods105
Jewellers, precious and other metal workers102
Cigar and cigarette manufacturers1