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 1963
[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 464
Factories—Non-power 120
Workplaces, etc 3,384
Offices 4,391
Shops (other than food) 717
9,076
Reasons for initial inspections:—
Complaints 533
Routine 1,349
Infectious Disease 33
Drainage 512
Rodent Control 403
Smoke Control 477
Outworkers 37
3,344
Re-inspections 5,732
Types of premises inspected:—
Places of public entertainment 54
Carpentry, joinery, etc 13
Wearing apparel 640
Furriers 60
Garages, motor tyres and rubberworks 72
Boots and shoes and other leather goods 24
Jewellers, precious and other metal-workers 39
Hairdressers 93
Laundries and dry cleaners 24
Printers and publishers 133
Warehouses and packers 14
Shops (other than food) 717
Photographers, film renters 57
Opticians 2
Florists 6
Offices 4,391
Various (schools, hospitals, halls, building sites, etc.) 2,738
9,076