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 1959
[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 | 128 |
| Factories—Non-power | 27 |
| Workplaces, etc. | 3,119 |
| Offices | 5,071 |
| Shops (Other than Food) | 526 |
| 8,871 | |
| Analysis of Inspections:— | |
| Complaints | 509 |
| Routine | 907 |
| Infectious Disease | 9 |
| Drainage | 1,326 |
| Rodent Control | 432 |
| Sanitary Defects | 2 |
| Other Reasons | 47 |
| 3,232 | |
5,639 re-inspections were made following the above inspections.
| Types of premises inspected:— | |
|---|---|
| Places of public entertainment | 116 |
| Carpentry, joinery, etc. | 1 |
| Wearing apparel | 123 |
| Furriers | 13 |
| Garages, motor tyres and rubberworks | 67 |
| Boots and shoes and other leather goods | 15 |
| Jewellers, precious and other metalworkers | 12 |
| Hairdressers | 56 |
| Laundries and dry cleaners | 14 |
| Printers and publishers | 36 |
| Warehouses and packers | 84 |
| Chocolate Manufacturers | 1 |
| Shops (other than Food) | 1,142 |
| Upholstery and carpets | 1 |
| Photographers, film renters | 9 |
| Opticians | 2 |
| Florists | 12 |
| Offices | 5,071 |
| Various (schools, hospitals, halls, etc.) | 2,096 |
| 8,871 |