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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 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table 21.—Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act, 1963
| Category of Premises | Number Registered in 1966 | Total Number Registered at 31st December, 1966 | Number of Registered Premises receiving a general inspection during the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offices | 1,511 | 10,664 | 5,289 |
| Retail Shops | 254 | 3,507 | 338 |
| Wholesale Shops, Warehouses | 63 | 827 | 5 |
| Catering establishments open to the Public (Canteens) | 84 | 1,282 | 119 |
| Fuel Storage Depots | — | 1 | — |
| Totals | 1,912 | 16,281 | 5,751 |
Analysis of persons employed in Registered Premises by workplace
Offices 258,413
Retail Shops 7,149
Wholesale departments, Warehouses 19,501
Catering Establishments open to the Public 19,786
Canteens 5,666
Fuel Storage depots 9
Total 340,524
Total Males 185,175
Total Females 155,349
Inspections and Contraventions
Inspections of all kinds 12,469
Premises at which contraventions were found 3,372
Accidents
Notifiable accidents 608
Accidents reported and found not to be notifiable 18
Accidents investigated 273
Accident investigations which revealed contraventions 73
Accidents where a contravention may have been a contributory cause 50
Accidents resulting in one or more fatalities 2
Fatalities 2
Table 22.—Factories: Defects
| Particulars | Number of cases in which defects were found | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Refe | rred | ||
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
| Want of cleanliness (S.1) | 7 | 3 | — | 4 | — |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) | |||||
| (a) Insufficient | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 25 | 21 | — | 23 | — | |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | — |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Out-work) | 19 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Total | 64 | 39 | 5 | 34 | — |