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 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]

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Table: Inspection of Factories, Workplaces, Shops, Offices and Other Premises (other than food premises)

Inspection of Factories, Workplaces, Shops, Offices and Other Premises (other than food premises)

Total Number of Visits
Factories—Power579
Factories—Non-power143
Workplaces, etc2,629
Offices3,357
Shops (other than food)767
7,475
Analysis of Inspections:—
Complaints411
Routine1,581
Infectious Disease23
Drainage509
Outworkers Premises93
Rodent Control476
Sanitary Defects5
Other Reasons35
3,133

Table: 4,342 re-inspections were made following the above inspections.

4,342 re-inspections were made following the above inspections.

Types of premises inspected:—
Places of public entertainment183
Carpentry, joinery etc13
Wearing apparel679
Furriers50
Garages, motor tyres and rubberworks103
Boots and shoes and other leather goods48
Jewellers, precious and other metalworkers54
Hairdressers40
Laundries and dry cleaners15
Printers and publishers122
Warehouses and packers39
Shops (other than food)767
Upholstery and carpets7
Photographers, film renters44
Electricity sub-stations3
Surgical goods1
Opticians4
Florists6
Offices3,357
Various (schools, hospitals, halls etc.1,940
7,475