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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INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKPLACES, SHOPS, OFFICES AND OTHER PREMISES (OTHER THAN FOOD PREMISES).
Total Number of Visits. | |
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Factories—Power | 844 |
Factories—Non-power | 413 |
Workplaces, etc. | 4,296 |
Offices | 5,542 |
Shops (other than Food) | 1,064 |
12,159 | |
Analysis of Inspections:— | |
Complaints | 499 |
Routine | 3,332 |
Infectious Disease | 13 |
Drainage voluntary | 1,844 |
Outworkers Premises | 186 |
Outworkers Lists | 169 |
Rodent Control | 527 |
Other Reasons | 45 |
6,615 | |
5,544 re-inspections were made following the above inspections. | |
Types of premises inspected:— | |
Places of public entertainment | 93 |
Carpentry, joinery, etc. | 10 |
Wearing apparel | 1,384 |
Furriers | 80 |
Garages, motor tyres and rubberworks | 65 |
Boots and shoes and other leather goods | 55 |
Jewellers, precious and other metalworkers | 59 |
Opticians | 3 |
Hairdressers | 227 |
Laundries and dry cleaners | 29 |
Printers and Publishers | 114 |
Warehouses and Packers | 89 |
Shops (other than Food) | 1,064 |
Upholstery and Carpets | 13 |
Photographers, film renters | 66 |
Florists | 7 |
Offices | 5,542 |
Surgical goods | 1 |
Various (schools, hospitals, halls, stations, etc.) | 3,258 |
12,159 |