London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 London 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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| DEFECTS REMEDIED. | FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, WORKPLACES. | KITCHENS OF RESTAURANTS, &c. | KITCHENS OF LICENSED PREMISES. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East District. | Middle District. | West District. | East District. | Middle District. | West District. | East District. | Middle District. | West District. | Totals. | ||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 74 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 17 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 199 | |||
| Want of Ventilation | 3 | 8 | — | 9 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 33 | |||
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Want of Drainage of Floors | 7 | — | — | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 18 | |||
| Want of Lavatory Accommodation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Food improperly stored | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 16 | |||
| Storage Cistern defective | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 14 | — | 1 | 3 | 37 | |||
| Accommodation for Refuse | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | 19 | |||
| Accumulation of Refuse | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 28 | |||
| Sanitary Accommodation. | Insufficient (Tenancies) | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | 10 | ||
| Unsuitable (Do.) | — | — | 7 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 10 | |||
| Defective (Do.) | 64 | 69 | 68 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 257 | |||
| Do. (No. of Conveniences)* | 80 | 70 | 130 | 14 | 11 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 348 | |||
| Not separate for Sexes (Tenancies) | 6 | 12 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 26 | |||
| Other Nuisances | 71 | 14 | 19 | 26 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 190 | |||
| Total Defects remedied | 235 | 144 | 140 | 95 | 85 | 89 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 843 | |||
| ACTION TAKEN. | East District. | Middle District. | West District. | Totals. | |||||||||
| Matters referred to H.M. Inspector— | |||||||||||||
| Nuisances remediable by H.M. Inspector | 3 | 2 | l | 6 | |||||||||
| Failure to affix Abstract | 14 | 7 | 5 | 26 | |||||||||
| Matters referred by H.M. Inspector— | |||||||||||||
| Notified by H.M. Inspector | 28 | 20 | 15 | 63 | |||||||||
| Reports sent to H.M. Inspector | 20 | 20 | 15 | 55 | |||||||||
| Notices served— | |||||||||||||
| Factories—Intimation | 12 | 12 | 8 | 32 | |||||||||
| Statutory | — | 1 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||
| Workshops—Intimation | 30 | 9 | 12 | 51 | |||||||||
| Statutory | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | |||||||||
| Workplaces, &c.—Intimation | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||
| Statutory | — | — | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
| Kitchens of Restaurants— | |||||||||||||
| Intimation | 7 | 15 | 18 | 40 | |||||||||
| Statutory | — | 1 | 13 | 14 | |||||||||
| Kitchens of Licensed Premises— | |||||||||||||
| Intimation | 3 | — | 4 | 7 | |||||||||
| Statutory | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||
| Orders required from Sanitary Committee | 28 | 28 | 33 | 89 | |||||||||
| Certificates for Cleansing issued by Medical Officer of Health | 8 | 7 | 10 | 25 | |||||||||
| Matters referred to District Inspectors | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | |||||||||
| Matters referred to Woman Inspector | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Matters referred to Workshop Inspectors | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| Cases reported for Legal Proceedings | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| Legal Proceedings taken | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| OUTWORK AND THE INSPECTION OF OUTWORKERS' PREMISES, &c. | |||||||||||||
| Lists received from City Firms | — | — | — | 1,387 | |||||||||
| Names and Addresses, &c., received from other Authorities | —_ | — | — | 352 | |||||||||
| Names and Addresses transmitted to other Authorities | — | — | — | 10,276 | |||||||||
| Notices served on Employers | — | — | — | 1,695 | |||||||||
| Letters written, &c. | — | — | — | 17 | |||||||||
| Firms visited | 12 | 54 | 25 | 91 | |||||||||
| Outworkers Lists not kept | 1 | 12 | 2 | 15 | |||||||||
| Do. | not sent | 1 | 12 | 2 | 15 | ||||||||
| Infectious Disease occurring in Outworkers' Premises | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| Registered Factories and Workshops at which Outwork is received— | |||||||||||||
| Inspections | 67 | 71 | 31 | 169 | |||||||||
| Defects found | 98 | 24 | 9 | 131 | |||||||||
| Defects remedied | 90 | 20 | 3 | 113 | |||||||||
| "Places from which work is given out"— | |||||||||||||
| Inspections | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | |||||||||
| Defects found | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Defects remedied | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||