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 1953

[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).

Table: Factories Act, 1937. Public Health (London) Act, 1936. Shops Act, 1950.

Factories Act, 1937. Public Health (London) Act, 1936. Shops Act, 1950.

Total Number of Visits.
Factories—Power1,110
Factories—Non-power702
Workplaces, &c2,461
Offices2,397
Shops (other than food)1,565
8,235

Table: Analysis of inspections.

Analysis of inspections.

Complaint397
Routine2,379
Infectious disease124
Building licences and permits2
Drainage, voluntary824
Drainage under notice—
Sanitary defects, voluntary18
Sanitary defects under notice—
Outworkers86
Rodent control820
4,650

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3,585 re-inspections were made following the above inspections.

Table: Types of premises inspected.

Types of premises inspected.

Places of public entertainment102
Carpentry, joinery, &c21
Wearing apparel1,436
Furriers173
Garages, motor tyres and rubberworks41
Electricity sub-stations12
Boots and shoes and other leather goods89
Jewellers, precious and other metal workers87
Hairdressers103
Laundries and dry cleaners42
Printers and publishers124
Warehouses and packers65
Shops (other than food)1,565
Upholstery and carpets19