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 1964
[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 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Factories Act, 1961 | 14 | — | - | 14 |
| Noise Abatement Act, 1960 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | — | 2 | 16 |
| Factories Power | Factories Non-power | Workplaces, Offices, Shops, etc. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defective, dirty, internally | — | — | 3 |
| Damp | — | — | 11 |
| Inadequate imderfloor ventilation | — | — | — |
| Defective drainage | — | — | 10 |
| Sanitary accommodation:— | |||
| Insufficient | 2 | — | - |
| Insufficient ventilation and light | 8 | — | 1 |
| Defective or dirty | 22 | — | 2 |
| Not separate for sexes | 2 | — | 3 |
| Unsuitable | 5 | .— | —- |
| No indicating notices on doors of water-closets | 5 | 1 | |
| Other nuisances | — | 4 | |
| Temperature | — | — | 1 |
| Want of ventilation | — | — | 1 |
| Cockroaches | — | — | 3 |
| Verminous | — | — | 2 |
Factories Act, 1961
Section 70—Basement Bakehouses
There are three basement bakehouses in Westminster in respect of
which Certificates of Suitability are in force.
Section 133—Outworkers
Number of outworkers (includes 1,941 living in areas outside
the City 2,823
(See Appendix II to this Report)