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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 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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of the Act are frequently put to the inspectors of this Department who give advice and guidance
where indicated.
Shops
During the year, whilst continuing with the first-time general inspection of premises, greater
attention has been paid to revisiting those premises already inspected to discover whether the
deficiences previously found had been remedied.
Compliance with some provisions of the Act can be expected to take some time, particularly
where the necessary works, for instance, in respect of ventilation, sanitary conveniences and
washing facilities, involve structural alterations, as these may well be expensive and have to
be tied in to a financial programme.
TABLE A
REGISTRATIONS AND GENERAL INSPECTIONS
| TOTALS | |||
| Offices | 87 | 6,272 | 415 |
| Retail shops | 80 | 991 | 250 |
| Wholesale shops, warehouses | 70 | 806 | 106 |
| Catering establishments open to the public,canteens | 18 | 513 | 232 |
| Fuel storage depots | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| 355 | 8.582 | 1.003 | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Class of premises | Numbe r of premises registered during the year | Total number of registered premises at end of year | Number of registered premises receiving a general inspection during the year. |
TABLE B
NUMBER OF VISITS OF ALL KINDS BY INSPECTORS TO REGISTERED PREMISES
4,831
TABLE C
ANALYSIS OF PERSONS EMPLOYED IN REGISTERED PREMISES BY WORKPLACE
| Class of Workplace | Number of persons employed | |
|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | |
| Offices | 237,587 | |
| Retail Shops | 4,714 | |
| Wholesale departments, warehouses | 7,320 | |
| Catering establishments open to the public | 6,557 | |
| Canteens | 4,073 | |
| Fuel storage depots | 12 | |
| Total | 260,263 | |
| Total Males | 155,656 | |
| Total Females | 104,607 | |