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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 1933
[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 | 49 | 86 | 14 | 28 | 48 | 36 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 293 | |
| Want of Ventilation | 3 | 7 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | |
| Overcrowding | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Want of Drainage of Floors | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | |
| Want of Lavatory Accommodation | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Food improperly stored | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | — | l | 13 | |
| Storage Cistern defective | 4 | 67 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 17 | — | 2 | 18 | 124 | |
| Accommodation for Refuse | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 16 | |
| Accumulation of Refuse | 31 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 56 | |
| Sanitary Accommodation. | Insufficient (Tenancies) | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 13 |
| Unsuitable (Do.) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 23 | |
| Defective (Do.) | 100 | 169 | 130 | 8 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 453 | |
| Do. (No. of Conveniences)* | 100 | 169 | 131 | 8 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 454 | |
| Not separate for Sexes (Tenancies) | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 18 | |
| Other Nuisances | 53 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 38 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 200 | |
| Total Defects remedied | 266 | 375 | 197 | 67 | 116 | 120 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 1,239 | |
| ACTION TAKEN. | East District. | Middle District. | West District. | Totals. | |||||||
| Matters referred to H.M. Inspector— | |||||||||||
| Nuisances remediable by H.M. Inspector | l | 6 | — | 7 | |||||||
| Failure to affix Abstract | 10 | 32 | 16 | 58 | |||||||
| Matters referred by H.M. Inspector- | |||||||||||
| Notified by H.M. Inspector | 3 | 4 | — | 7 | |||||||
| Reports sent to H.M. Inspector | 3 | 4 | — | 7 | |||||||
| Notices served— | |||||||||||
| Factories—Intimation | 11 | 35 | 11 | 57 | |||||||
| Statutory | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Workshops—Intimation | 19 | 16 | 4 | 39 | |||||||
| Statutory | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |||||||
| Workplaces, &c.—Intimation | 29 | 4 | 1 | 34 | |||||||
| Statutory | — | 3 | — | 3 | |||||||
| Kitchens of Restaurants— | |||||||||||
| Intimation | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 | |||||||
| Statutory | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| Kitchens of Licensed Premises- | |||||||||||
| Intimation | — | 1 | — | 1 | |||||||
| Statutory | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Orders required from Sanitary Committee | 17 | 10 | 4 | 31 | |||||||
| Certificates for Cleansing issued by Medical Officer of Health | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |||||||
| Matters referred to District Inspectors | 17 | 6 | 2 | 25 | |||||||
| Matters referred to Women Inspectors | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 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 | — | — | — | 1,253 | |||||||
| Names and Addresses, &c., received from other Authorities | — | — | — | 445 | |||||||
| Names and Addresses transmitted to other Authorities | — | — | — | 8,401 | |||||||
| Notices served on Employers | — | — | — | 1,538 | |||||||
| Letters written, &c. | — | — | — | 30 | |||||||
| Firms visited | 19 | 61 | 31 | 111 | |||||||
| Outworkers' Lists not kept | — | 2 | 7 | 9 | |||||||
| Do. not sent | — | 2 | 7 | 9 | |||||||
| Infectious Disease occurring in Outworkers' Premises | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Registered Factories and Workshops at which Outwork is received— | |||||||||||
| Inspections | 67 | 83 | 36 | 186 | |||||||
| Defects found | 34 | 39 | 5 | 78 | |||||||
| Defects remedied | 34 | 39 | 5 | 78 | |||||||
| "Places from which work is given out"— | |||||||||||
| Inspections | 2 | — | 37 | 39 | |||||||
| Defects found | — | — | 6 | 6 | |||||||
| Defects remedied | — | — | 6 | 6 | |||||||
| *Figures not included in total defects found or remedied. | |||||||||||
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