Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Inspection or 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. | |
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Factories—Power | 1,110 |
Factories—Non-power | 702 |
Workplaces, &c | 2,461 |
Offices | 2,397 |
Shops (other than food) | 1,565 |
8,235 |
Analysis of inspections.
Complaint | 397 |
Routine | 2,379 |
Infectious disease | 124 |
Building licences and permits | 2 |
Drainage, voluntary | 824 |
Drainage under notice | — |
Sanitary defects, voluntary | 18 |
Sanitary defects under notice | — |
Outworkers | 86 |
Rodent control | 820 |
4,650 |
3,585 re-inspections were made following the above inspections.
Types of premises inspected.
Places of public entertainment | 102 |
Carpentry, joinery, &c | 21 |
Wearing apparel | 1,436 |
Furriers | 173 |
Garages, motor tyres and rubberworks | 41 |
Electricity sub-stations | 12 |
Boots and shoes and other leather goods | 89 |
Jewellers, precious and other metal workers | 87 |
Hairdressers | 103 |
Laundries and dry cleaners | 42 |
Printers and publishers | 124 |
Warehouses and packers | 65 |
Shops (other than food) | 1,565 |
Upholstery and carpets | 19 |