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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 1967
[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 1967 | Total Number Registered at 31st December, 1967 | Number of Registered Premises receiving a general inspection during the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offices | 1,147 (1,511) | 11,164 (10,664) | 2,332 (5,289) |
| Retail Shops | 390 (254) | 3,672 ( 3,507) | 1,067 (338) |
| Wholesale Shops, Warehouses | 44 (63) | 821 ( 827) | 92 (5) |
| Catering establishments open to the Public (Canteens) | 110 (84) | 1,376 ( 1,282) | 157 (119) |
| Fuel Storage Depots | — (—) | — ( 1) | — (— ) |
| Totals | 1,691 (1,912) | 17,033 (16,281) | 3,648 (5,751) |
| Offices | 259,766 | (258,413) |
| Retail Shops | 37,435 | (37,149) |
| Wholesale departments, Warehouses | 19,229 | (19,501) |
| Catering Establishments open to the Public | 20,094 | (19,786) |
| Canteens | 5,587 | (5,666) |
| Fuel Storage Depots | — | (9) |
| Total | 342,111 | (340,524) |
| Total Males | 185,820 | (185,175) |
| Total Females | 156,291 | (155,349) |
| Inspections of all kinds | 9,763 | (12,469) |
| Premises at which contraventions were found | 1,506 | (3,372) |
| Notifiable accidents | 573 | (608) |
| Accidents reported and found not to be notifiable | 19 | (18) |
| Accidents investigated | 290 | (273) |
| Accidents investigated which revealed contraventions | 67 | (73) |
| Accidents where a contravention may have been a contributory cause | 17 | (50) |
| Accidents resulting in one or more fatalities | — | (2) |
| Fatalities | — | ( 2) |
Table 22.—Factories: Inspection for Purposes of Provisions as to Health
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written notices | Occupiers prosecuted | ||||||
| (i) Factories in which Sections 1,2,3,4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 1967 | 1966 | 1967 | 1966 | 1967 | 1966 | 1967 | 1966 |
| 777 | 785 | 48 | 59 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 3,080 | 3,108 | 354 | 301 | 11 | 16 | — | — |
| (iii) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers' premises) | 865 | 764 | 1,373 | 812 | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Total | 4,722 | 4,657 | 1,775 | 1,172 | 13 | 17 | — | — |