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 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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| FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, WORKPLACES. | KITCHENS OF RESTAURANTS, &c. | KITCHENS OF LICENSED PREMISES. | Totals. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEFECTS REMEDIED. | East District. | Middle District. | West District. | East District. | Middle District. | West District. | East District. | Middle District. | West District. | ||
| Want of Cleanliness | 175 | 61 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 318 | |
| Want of Ventilation | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 16 | |
| Overcrowding | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Want of Drainage of Floors | 5 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | |
| Want of Lavatory Accommodation | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Food improperly stored | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 9 | |
| Storage Cistern defective | 5 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 18 | |
| Accommodation for Refuse | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 13 | |
| Accumulation of Refuse | 9 | 4 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 22 | |
| Sanitary Accommodation. | Insufficient (Tenancies) | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Unsuitable (Do.) | 8 | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 17 | |
| Defective (Do.) | 82 | 49 | 44 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 191 | |
| Do. (No. of Conveniences)* | 82 | 49 | 47 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 194 | |
| Not separate for Sexes (Tenancies) | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | |
| Other Nuisances | 61 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 12 | 8 | — | 5 | 4 | 144 | |
| Total Defects remedied | 357 | 152 | 115 | 37 | 45 | 31 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 773 | |
| ACTION TAKEN. | East District. | Middle District. | West District. | Totals. | |||||||
| Matters referred to H.M. Inspector— | |||||||||||
| Nuisances remediable by H.M. Inspector | — | 12 | 3 | 15 | |||||||
| Failure to affix Abstract | 24 | 23 | 19 | 66 | |||||||
| Matters referred by H.M. Inspector— | |||||||||||
| Notified by H.M. Inspector | 17 | 8 | 8 | 33 | |||||||
| Reports sent to H.M. Inspector | 16 | 7 | 10 | 33 | |||||||
| Notices served— | |||||||||||
| Factories—Intimation | 37 | 11 | 24 | 72 | |||||||
| Statutory | 28 | 1 | 3 | 32 | |||||||
| Workshops—Intimation | 57 | 4 | 10 | 71 | |||||||
| Statutory | 4 | — | — | 4 | |||||||
| Workplaces, &c.—Intimation | 3 | — | 3 | 6 | |||||||
| Statutory | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Kitchens of Restaurants— | |||||||||||
| Intimation | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |||||||
| Statutory | _ | _ | _ | _ | |||||||
| Kitchens of Licensed Premises— | |||||||||||
| Intimation | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| Statutory | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Orders required from Sanitary Committee | 24 | 2 | 3 | 29 | |||||||
| Certificates for Cleansing issued by Medical Officer of Health | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Matters referred to District Inspectors | _ | 6 | 3 | 9 | |||||||
| Matters referred to Woman Inspector | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Matters referred to Workshop Inspectors | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cases reported for Legal Proceedings | 1 | — | — | 1 | |||||||
| Legal Proceedings taken | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| OUTWORK AND THE INSPECTION OF OUTWORKERS' PREMISES, &c. | |||||||||||
| Lists received from City Firms | — | — | — | 1,293 | |||||||
| Names and Addresses, &c., received from other Authorities | — | — | — | 334 | |||||||
| Names and Addresses transmitted to other Authorities | — | — | — | 9,638 | |||||||
| Notices served on Employers | — | — | — | 1,591 | |||||||
| Letters written, &c | — | — | — | 16 | |||||||
| Firms visited | 29 | 62 | 46 | 137 | |||||||
| Outworkers' Lists not kept | — | 11 | 1 | 12 | |||||||
| Do. not sent | — | 7 | 1 | 8 | |||||||
| Infectious Disease occurring in Outworkers' Premises | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Registered factories and Workshops at which Outwork is received— | |||||||||||
| Inspections | 81 | 98 | 35 | 214 | |||||||
| Defects found | 116 | 29 | 1 | 146 | |||||||
| Defects remedied | 91 | 15 | 1 | 107 | |||||||
| "Places from which work is given out"— | |||||||||||
| Inspections | — | 3 | 24 | 27 | |||||||
| Defects found | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Defects remedied | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||||||
* Figures not included in total defects found or remedied.