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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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| Insufficient | — | — | 1 |
| Cisterns uncovered | — | .—. | 1 |
| Taps not off main | — | — | 1 |
| Smells | 2 | — | 85 |
| Rubbish | — | — | 51 |
| Animals | 1 | — | — |
| Other nuisances | — | — | 3 |
| Inadequate ventilation | 11 | 8 | 1 |
| Overcrowding | — | 4 | — |
| Failure to fix abstracts | 1ll | 50 | 4 |
Factories Act, 1937 (Section 110).
Outworkers.
Inspections 478
Number of outworkers (includes 3,005 workers living
in areas outside the City) 3,803
Factories Act, 1937 (Section 114).
Abstracts.
Reports were made to the Factory Inspector of 165 instances of
failure to display the appropriate abstracts of the Factories Act, 1937.
Food and Drugs Act, 1938. Inspection of All Types of Food Premises.
| Analysis of Inspections | |
|---|---|
| Complaint | 450 |
| Routine | 1,800 |
| Infectious disease | 41 |
| Building licences and permits | 3 |
| Drainage, voluntary | 319 |
| Drainage under notice | — |
| Sanitary defects, voluntary | 65 |
| Sanitary defects under notice | — |
| Catering licences | 219 |
| Rodent control | 440 |
| Other reasons | 29 |
| 3,366 |
2,956 re-inspections were made following the above inspections.
Catering Establishments.
A register has been compiled giving particulars of all the catering
establishments in the City, including hotels, restaurants, clubs, cafes,
tea-shops, canteens, public houses, &c. At the end of the year 2,979
such premises were included in the Register.
Valuable educational work has been done by the Council's Officers
in giving advice and guidance to caterers concerning the many and varied