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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3,621 re-inspections were made following the above inspections.
types of premises inspected | |
Places of public entertainment | 182 |
Carpentry, joinery, &c | 38 |
Wearing apparel | 1,526 |
Furriers | 136 |
Garages, motor tyres and rubberworks | 76 |
Boots and shoes and other leather goods | 81 |
Jewellers, precious and other metalworkers | 72 |
Cigar and cigarette manufacturers | 3 |
Hairdressers | 322 |
Laundries and dry cleaners | 15 |
Printers and publishers | 170 |
Warehouses and packers | 131 |
Shops (other than food) | 940 |
Upholstery and carpets | 20 |
Photographers, film renters | 64 |
Opticians | 6 |
Florists | 2 |
Offices | 4,298 |
Surgical goods | 4 |
Stables and Mews | 2 |
Various (schools, hospitals, halls, stations, &c.) | 2,322 |
10,410 |
Factories, Power. | Factories, Non-Power. | , Workplaces, Offices, Shops, &c. | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Public Health (London) Act, | ||||
1936 | 1 | — | — | |
Factories Act, 1937 | 32 | 20 | 11 | 63 |
Shops Act, 1950 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
33 | 20 | 12 | 65 |
Factories, Power. | Factories. Non-Power. | Workplaces, Offices, Shops, &c. | |
---|---|---|---|
Defective, dirty internally | 3 | 12 | 7 |
Verminous | — | - | 1 |
Damp | 1 | — | 12 |
Defective drainage | 2 | — | 22 |
Defective roofs | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Defective area paving, &c. | - | — | 1 |