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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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| Factories Power | Factories, Non-power | Workplaces, Offices, Shops, etc. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Health (London) Act, 1936 | - | - | 28 | 28 |
| Factories Act, 1961 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 29 |
| Noise Abatement Act, 1960 | — | — | 4 | 4 |
| Shops Act, 1950 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | 10 | 34 | 62 |
| Factories Power | Factories Non-power | Workplaces, Offices, Shops, etc. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defective, dirty internally | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Damp | — | — | 8 |
| Defective drainage | — | — | 22 |
| Defective roofs | — | — | 3 |
| Sanitary accommodation:- | |||
| Insufficient | — | — | 2 |
| Insufficient ventilation and light | 10 | 13 | 2 |
| Defective or dirty | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| Not separate for sexes | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Water supply:— | |||
| Insufficient | — | — | 1 |
| Smells | 1 | — | 54 |
| Rubbish | 1 | — | 19 |
| Animals | - | - | 2 |
| No indicating notices on doors of water closets | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Other nuisances | — | — | 8 |
| Temperature | — | 1 | |
| Want of ventilation | 1 | 2 | — |
| Cockroaches | - | - | 9 |
| Failure to display Abstracts from Factories Acts | 5 | - | - |