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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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table 20.—Lead Content of Water from Main Taps
in Consumers' Premises
| Lead content (mg/l Pb) | Samples of water standing in lead pipe overnight | Samples of water after running the tap |
|---|---|---|
| Less than 0.01 | 10 | 37 |
| 0.01 | 31 | 57 |
| 0.02 | 21 | 4 |
| 0.03 | 8 | 1 |
| 0.04 | 9 | 0 |
| 0.05 | 5 | 0 |
| 0.06 | 5 | 0 |
| 0.07 | 4 | 1 |
| 0.08 | 1 | 0 |
| 0.09 | 3 | 0 |
| 0.10 | 1 | 0 |
| 0.12 | 1 | 0 |
| 0.16 | 1 | 0 |
| 100 premises | 100 premises |
Table 21.—Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act, 1963
| Category of Premises | Number Registered in 1968 | Total Number Registered at 31st December, 1968 | Number of Registered Premises receiving a general inspection during the year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offices | 984 (1,147) | 11,513 (11,164) | 2,043 (2,332) | ||
| Retail Shops | 190 (390) | 3,710 ( 3,507) | 730 (338) | ||
| Wholesale Shops, Warehouses | 75 (63) | 810 (827) | 118 (5) | ||
| Catering establishments open to the Public (Canteens) | 70 (84) | 1,422 (1,282) | 69 (119) | ||
| Fuel Storage Depots | — (-) | — (— ) | — (— ) | ||
| Totals | 1,319 (1,912) | 17,455 (16,281) | 2,960 (5,751) | ||
| 1968 | 1967 | ||||
| Offices | 267,510 | 259,766 | |||
| Retail Shops | 38,552 | 37,435 | |||
| Wholesale departments, Warehouses | 19,134 | 19,229 | |||
| Catering Establishments open to the Public | 21,092 | 20,094 | |||
| Canteens | 5,655 | 5,587 | |||
| Fuel Storage Depots | — | — | |||
| Total | 351,943 | 342,111 | |||
| Total Males | 191,079 | 185,820 | |||
| Total Females | 160,864 | 156,291 | |||
| Inspections of all kinds | 6,821 | 9,763 | |||
| Premises at which contraventions were found | 1,379 | 1,506 | |||
| Notifiable accidents | 495 | 573 | |||
| Accidents reported and found not to be notifiable | 21 | 19 | |||
| Accidents investigated . . | 241 | 290 | |||
| Accidents investigated which revealed contraventions | 7 | 67 | |||
| Accidents where a contravention may have been a contributory cause | 4 | 17 | |||
| Accidents resulting in one or more fatalities | 2 | — | |||
| Fatalities | 2 | — | |||