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 1961
[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 | 254 |
| Factories—Non-power | 21 |
| Workplaces, etc. | 4,062 |
| Offices | 3,984 |
| Shops (other than food) | 1,049 |
| 9,370 | |
| Analysis of Inspections:— | |
| Complaints | 576 |
| Routine | 1,599 |
| Infectious Disease | 5 |
| Drainage | 526 |
| Rodent Control | 432 |
| Sanitary Defects | 4 |
| Other Reasons | 34 |
| 3,176 |
6,194 re-inspections were made following the above inspections.
| Types of premises inspected:— | |
|---|---|
| Places of public entertainment | 94 |
| Carpentry, joinery etc. | 2 |
| Wearing apparel | 238 |
| Furriers | 17 |
| Garages, motor tyres and rubberworks | 59 |
| Boots and shoes and other leather goods | 26 |
| Jewellers, precious and other metal-workers | 8 |
| Hairdressers | 65 |
| Laundries and dry cleaners | 19 |
| Printers and publishers | 37 |
| Warehouses and packers | 51 |
| Shops (other than food) | 1,049 |
| Upholstery and carpets | 1 |
| Photographers, film renters | 16 |
| Opticians | 2 |
| Florists | 5 |
| Offices | 3,984 |
| Various (schools, hospitals, halls, building sites, etc.) | 3,697 |
| 9,370 |