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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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| Rodent control | 388 |
| Other reasons | 14 |
| 3,540 |
3,582 re-inspections were made following the above inspections.
Catering Establishments. At the end of the year, 3,031 catering establishments were included in the register.
| Hotels, restaurants, clubs | 2,814 |
| Cafes, teashops, &c. | 924 |
| Staff canteens | 175 |
| Public houses | 462 |
| 4,375 |
| Public Health (London) Act, 1936 | 27 |
| Food and Drugs Act, 1938 | 54 |
| Factories Act, 1937 | 1 |
| 82 |
| Dirty and dilapidated internally | 39 |
| Defective internally | 43 |
| Defective drainage | 8 |
| Defective floors | 33 |
| Preparation tables and equipment worn and insanitary | 26 |
| Food storage accommodation inadequate and unsuitable | 6 |
| Vegetable preparation and washing up facilities worn | |
| and insanitary | 15 |
| Ventilation insufficient | 7 |
| Lighting | 3 |
| Staff washing facilities insufficient and unsuitable | 1 |
| Staff changing rooms insufficient and unsuitable | 1 |
| Accommodation unsuitable, &c | 1 |
| Vermin—Cockroaches | 5 |
| Water Closets— | |
| Ventilation and light | 6 |
| Defective | 14 |
| Dirty and dilapidated | 12 |
| Direct approach | 1 |