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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 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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TABLE 20.—Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act, 1963
| Category of Premises | Number Registered in 1965 | Total Number Registered at 31st December, 1965 | Number of Registered Premises receiving a general inspection during the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offices | 2,582 | 10,237 | 1,828 |
| Retail Shops | 608 | 3,357 | 240 |
| Wholesale Shops, Warehouses | 152 | 782 | 3 |
| Catering establishments open to the Public, Canteens | 172 | 1,219 | 49 |
| Fuel Storage Depots | — | 1 | — |
| Totals | 3,514 | 15,596 | 2,120 |
Analyses of persons employed in Registered Premises by workplace
Offices 257,575
Retail Shops 36,719
Wholesale departments, Warehouses 19,270
Catering Establishments open to the Public 19,482
Canteens 5,563
Fuel Storage depots 9
Total 338,618
Total Males 184,442
Total Females 154,176
Inspections and Contraventions
Inspections of all kinds 3,359
Premises at which contraventions were found 1,111
Accidents
Notifiable accidents 653
Accidents reported and found not to be notifiable 24
Accidents investigated 416
Accident investigations which revealed contraventions 80
Accidents where a contravention may have been a contributory cause 41
Accidents resulting in one or more fatalities 4
Fatalities 5
TABLE 21.—Factories: Defects
| Particulars | Number of cases in which defects were found | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
| Want of cleanliness (S.1) | 23 | 19 | - | 20 | - |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | — | - | - | — | - |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | — | - | - | — | - |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7)— | - | - | - | - | |
| 3 | 2 | - | 2 | - | |
| 10 | 8 | - | 7 | - | |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 5 | 6 | - | 5 | - |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Out-work) | 15 | 13 | - | 8 | - |
| Total | 57 | 49 | — | 42 | — |