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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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| Factories, Power. | Factories, Non-Power. | Workplaces. Offices, Shops, &c. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanitary accommodation-— | |||
| Insufficient | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Insufficient ventilation and light | 9 | 2 | 3 |
| Defective or dirty | 39 | 17 | 28 |
| Not separate for sexes | 2 | 1 | — |
| No indicating notices on doors of water closets | 3 | - | _ |
| Water^Supply— | |||
| Absence of in upper floors | — | - | 3 |
| Cisterns dirty | — | — | 1 |
| Cisterns uncovered | — | — | 1 |
| Smells | 2 | — | 81 |
| Rubbish | 2 | — | 41 |
| Animals | — | — | 1 |
| Other Nuisances | — | . — | 23 |
| Temperature | — | 2 | 3 |
| Inadequate ventilation | — | 1 | 7 |
| Cockroaches | — | — | 4 |
| Overcrowding | — | 1 | 1 |
| Failure to fix abstracts | 35 | 10 | — |
Factories Act, 1937 (Section 110).
Outworkers.
Inspections 326
Number of outworkers (includes 2,278 workers living in areas
outside the City) 3,639
Abstracts.
Reports were made to the Factory Inspector of 45 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.
| Complaint | 473 |
| Routine | 2,374 |
| Infectious disease | 19 |
| Drainage, voluntary | 148 |
| Drainage, under notice | — |
| Sanitary defects, voluntary | — |
| Sanitary defects, under notice | — |