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 | 121 |
Factories—Non-power | 78 |
Workplaces, etc | .2,625 |
Offices | 4,323 |
Shops (other than Food) | 976 |
8,123 | |
Analysis of Inspections:— | |
Complaints | 450 |
Routine | 1,235 |
Infectious Disease | 5 |
Drainage | 1,447 |
Outworkers Premises | 37 |
Outworkers Lists | 27 |
Rodent Control | 535 |
Sanitary Defects | 19 |
Other Reasons | 40 |
3,795 |
4,328 re-inspections were made following the above inspections.
Types of premises inspected:—
Places of public entertainment | 160 |
Carpentry, joinery, etc | 5 |
Wearing apparel | 334 |
Furriers | 15 |
Garages, motor tyres and rubber works | 61 |
Boots and shoes and other leather goods | 22 |
Jewellers, precious and other metalworkers | 17 |
Hairdressers | 84 |
Laundries and dry cleaners | 23 |
Printers and Publishers | 94 |
Warehouses and Packers | 39 |
Shops (other than Food) | 976 |
Upholstery and Carpets | 8 |
Photographers, film renters | 28 |
Florists | 6 |
Offices | 4,323 |
Various (schools, hospitals, halls, stations, etc.) | 1,928 |
8,123 |