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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 1970

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

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Table: Table 17.—Bacteriological Examination of Water Supplied to City of Westminster—Average Results after Treatment

Table 17.—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 Newington25815.3—100.0100.0
R. Thames-derived3,7108.0—99.9299.97

Table: Table 18.—Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act, 1963

Table 18.—Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act, 1963

Category of PremisesNumber Registered in 1970Total Number Registered at 31st December, 1970Number of Registered Premises receiving a general inspection during the year
Offices59312,066904
Retail Shops963,738439
Wholesale Shops, Warehouses1681316
Catering Establishments open to the Public (Canteens)241,435200
Fuel Storage Depots———
Totals72918,0521,559
Analysis of persons employed in Registered Premises by workplace
Offices286,217
Retail Shops38,889
Wholesale departments. Warehouses18,853
Catering Establishments open to the Public21,224
Canteens5,853
Fuel Storage Depots—
Total371,036
Total Males205,137
Total Females165,899
Inspections and Contraventions
Inspections of all kinds4,788
Premises at which contraventions were found1,085
Accidents
Notifiable accidents527
Accidents investigated177
Accidents investigated which revealed contraventions16
Accidents where a contravention may have been a contributory cause7
Fatalities—