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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 1932
[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. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEFECTS REMEDIED. | East District. | Middle District. West District. | East District. | Middle District. | West District. | East District. | Middle District. | West District. | Totals. | |
| Want of Cleanliness | ill | 75 15 | 33 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 282 | |
| Want of Ventilation | 8 | 9 — | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 30 | |
| Overcrowding | 1 | — 3 | 4 | |||||||
| Want of Drainage of Floors | ||||||||||
| Want of Lavatory Accommodation | ||||||||||
| Food improperly stored | — | — — | 5 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 18 | |
| Storage Cistern defective | 17 | 14 4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | 3 | 54 | |
| Accommodation for Refuse | 7 | 2 _ | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 16 | |
| Accumulation of Refuse | 22 | 6 4 | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 41 | |
| Sanitary Accommodation. | Insufficient (Tenancies) | 1 | 1 — | 1 | 3 | |||||
| Unsuitable (Do.) | 19 | 11 10 | 4 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 50 | |
| Defective (Do.) | 169 | 135 85 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 8 | — | 2 | 441 | |
| Do. (No. of Conveniences)* | 169 | 135 85 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 8 | — | 2 | 441 | |
| Not separate for Sexes (Tenancies) | 4 | 11 6 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 24 | |
| Other Nuisances | 48 | 32 16 | 33 | 22 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 187 | |
| Total Defects remedied | 407 | 296 143 | 117 | 68 | 74 | 20 | 8 | 17 | 1,150 | |
| ACTION TAKEN. | East District. | Middle District. | West District. | Totals. | ||||||
| Matters referred to H.M. Inspector— | ||||||||||
| Nuisances remediable by H.M. Inspector | 4 | l | — | 5 | ||||||
| Failure to affix Abstract | 23 | 28 | 4 | 55 | ||||||
| Matters referred by H.M. Inspector— | ||||||||||
| Notified by H.M. Inspector | 1 | 16 | 3 | 20 | ||||||
| Reports sent to H.M. Inspector | 1 | 16 | 3 | 20 | ||||||
| Notices served— | ||||||||||
| Factories—Intimation | 31 | 41 | 7 | 79 | ||||||
| Statutory | 3 | — | 2 | 5 | ||||||
| Workshops—Intimation | 8 | 12 | 5 | 25 | ||||||
| Statutory | 3 | — | — | 3 | ||||||
| Workplaces, &c.—Intimation | 4 | — | — | 4 | ||||||
| Statutory | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Kitchens of Restaurants— | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | ||||||
| Intimation | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Statutory | ||||||||||
| Kitchens of Licensed Premises— | — | — | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| Intimation | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Statutory | ||||||||||
| Orders required from Sanitary Committee | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 | ||||||
| Certificates for Cleansing issued by Medical Officer of Health | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Matters referred to District Inspectors | 9 | 2 | — | 11 | ||||||
| Matters referred to Woman Inspector | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Matters referred to Workshop Inspectors | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Cases reported for Legal Proceedings | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Legal Proceedings taken | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| OUTWORK, AND THE INSPECTION OF OUTWORKERS' PREMISES, &c. | ||||||||||
| Lists received from City Firms | — | — | — | 1,238 | ||||||
| Names and Addresses, &c., received from other Authorities | — | — | — | 399 | ||||||
| Names and Addresses transmitted to other Authorities | — | — | — | 8,768 | ||||||
| Notices served on Employers | — | — | — | 1,487 | ||||||
| Letters written, &c | — | — | — | 16 | ||||||
| Firms visited | 23 | 49 | 19 | 91 | ||||||
| Outworkers' Lists not kept | 4 | 2 | — | 6 | ||||||
| Do. not sent | 19 | 26 | — | 45 | ||||||
| Infectious Disease occurring in Outworkers' Premises | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Registered Factories and Workshops at which Outwork is received— | ||||||||||
| Inspections | 71 | 88 | 39 | 198 | ||||||
| Defects found | 54 | 37 | 5 | 96 | ||||||
| Defects remedied | 54 | 37 | 5 | 96 | ||||||
| ''Places from which work is given out "— | ||||||||||
| Inspections | 32 | 27 | 23 | 82 | ||||||
| Defects found | 11 | 7 | 1 | 19 | ||||||
| Defects remedied | 11 | 7 | 1 | 19 | ||||||
*Figures not included in total defects found or remedied.