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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| Dirty and dilapidated internally | 74 |
| Defective internally | 26 |
| „ externally | 13 |
| ,, drainage | 45 |
| „ area paving, &c. | 2 |
| „ floors | 31 |
| Preparation tables and equipment worn and insanitary | 6 |
| Food storage accommodation inadequate and unsuitable | 12 |
| Vegetable preparation and washing up facilities— | |
| Worn and insanitary | 19 |
| Insufficient | 15 |
| Ventilation insufficient | 39 |
| Staff washing facilities, insufficient and unsuitable | 7 |
| Staff, changing rooms insufficient and unsuitable | 9 |
| Fuel, rubbish and other extraneous materials in food preparation rooms | 36 |
| Accommodation unsuitable (re-designing and re-siting of equipment necessary), &c. | 5 |
| Vermin— | |
| Cockroaches | 21 |
| Rats/Mice | 12 |
| Water closets— | |
| Insufficient | 16 |
| Insufficient ventilation and 1 ight | 8 |
| Defective | 12 |
| Dirty and dilapidated | 13 |
| Direct approach | 4 |
| Not separate for sexes | 4 |
| Unsuitable | 8 |