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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 1969

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]

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Table: Table 19.—Bacteriological Examination of Water Supplied to City of Westminster—Average Results after Treatment

Table 19.—Bacteriological Examination of Water Supplied to City of Westminster—Average Results after Treatment

Source of supplyNumber of SamplesAgar plate count per ml.Coliform countE.coli count
20-24 hours 37°C.3 days at 22°C.Per cent, samples negative in 100 ml.Per cent, samples negative in 100 ml.
Stoke Newington25718.0-100.0100.0
R. Thames-derived3,69812.9-99.89100.0

Table: Table 20.-Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act, 1963

Table 20.-Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act, 1963

Category of PremisesNumber Registered in 1969Total Number Registered at 31st December, 1969Number of Registered Premises receiving a general inspection during the year
Offices85911,7471,336
Retail Shops1323,735473
Wholesale Shops, Warehouses2981828
Catering Establishments open to the public (Canteens)221,42887
Fuel Storage Depots---
Totals1,04217,7281,924
Analysis of persons employed in Registered Premises by workplace
Offices268,438
Retail Shops38,584
Wholesale departments, Warehouses18,942
Catering Establishments open to the Public21,084
Canteens5,679
Fuel Storage Depots-
Total352,727
Total Males191,185
Total Females161,542
Inspections and Contraventions
Inspections of all kinds5,789
Premises at which contraventions were found1,333
Accidents
Notifiable accidents471
Accidents investigated171
Accidents investigated which revealed contraventions9
Accidents where a contravention may have been a contributory cause5
Fatalities1