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 1958
[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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 |