Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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TABLE No. 1.
1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | |
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No. of complaints received and investigated | 457 | 335 | 506 | 427 | 399 | 282 | 410 |
No. of informal notices, letters, etc. | 461 | 374 | 462 | 554 | 480 | 304 | 418 |
TABLE No. 2.
Details of Inspection Work Carried Out.
Houses inspected (all particulars recorded) | 622 | - | - | 34 | 9 | 15 | 14 |
Houses inspected (defects only recorded) | 946 | 671 | 504 | 904 | 739 | 522 | 645 |
Houses inspected (Housing Act, 1936, Overcrowding) | 108 | 154 | 17 | 278 | 448 | 129 | 199 |
Houses inspected re Infectious Disease (including Scabies) | 374 | 204 | 146 | 425 | 771 | 531 | 499 |
Inspections. Factories with mechanical power | 62 | 31 | 190 | 70 | 173 | 192 | 120 |
Factories without mechanical power | 47 | 60 | 92 | 51 | 114 | 102 | 62 |
Schools | 20 | 83 | 29 | 15 | 11 | — | 5 |
Refuse Tips | 161 | 295 | 246 | 261 | 207 | 165 | 179 |
Van Dwellers | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Bakehouses | 56 | 38 | 68 | 83 | 82 | 63 | 41 |
Slaughterhouses | 721 | 140 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 6 |
Meat Shops and Premises where food is prepared | 1224 | 1700 | 2016 | 2126 | 1957 | 1895 | 1864 |
Cowsheds and Dairies | 55 | 36 | 107 | 62 | 110 | 38 | 37 |
Ice Cream premises | — | 71 | 65 | 113 | — | — | 18 |
Fried Fish premises | 250 | 188 | 278 | 297 | 330 | 192 | 231 |
Common Lodging House | 12 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 23 | 15 |
Tents, Vans and Sheds | — | — | — | 12 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
Re Offensive accumulation | 87 | 72 | 56 | 51 | 67 | 41 | 46 |
Re Keeping of Animals | 69 | 73 | 133 | 107 | 77 | 50 | 40 |
Re Rats | 322 | 184 | 779 | 491 | 1084 | 952 | 815 |
Re Verminous premises | 110 | 90 | 244 | 186 | 160 | 139 | 140 |
Re Insufficient Ashplace Accommodation | 141 | 62 | 99 | 242 | 151 | 45 | 165 |
Re Smoke Observations | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | - |
Drains inspected | 1023 | 1685 | 3031 | 2145 | 1407 | 1378 | 1830 |
Drains tested (water, smoke or grenade) | 69 | 18 | 50 | 54 | 33 | 11 | 16 |
Visits re refuse re- moval and salvage | 2755 | 932 | 1518 | 1812 | 1476 | 1035 | 1054 |
Miscellaneous Inspec- tions | 2491 | 3391 | 3356 | 3169 | 2274 | 3010 | |
Food and Drugs Act re samples | 69 | 228 | 253 | 273 | 263 | 224 | 254 |
Removal of unnecessary railings | - | - | - | 949 | 142 | - | - |
Shops Acts 1912-1936— No. of inspections and re-inspections | 1340 | 1075 | 769 | 857 | 1065 | 292 | 313 |