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
Bexley 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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| Inspections | Re-inspections | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses inspected (all particulars recorded) | 25 | 157 |
| Houses inspected (defects only recorded) | 102 | 508 |
| Houses inspected (certificates of disrepair) | 24 | 55 |
| Houses inspected (improvement grants) | 51 | 1 |
| Houses inspected (Housing Act, 1936, Overcrowding) | 38 | 7 |
| Houses inspected re Infectious Disease (including scabies) | 151 | 94 |
| Factories with mechanical power | 131 | 47 |
| Factories without mechanical power | 9 | 9 |
| Outworkers' premises | 10 | — |
| Other premises under the Act | 7 | 3 |
| Bakehouses | 66 | 29 |
| Water Samples | 21 | — |
| Food and Drugs Act Samples | 284 | 3 |
| Dairies and distributors | 16 | 2 |
| Ice Cream premises | 102 | 2 |
| Restaurants, etc | 167 | 33 |
| Fish premises | 107 | 11 |
| Meat Shops | 306 | 69 |
| Public Houses | 13 | 3 |
| Shops re unsound food | 305 | 44 |
| Other premises where food is prepared | 668 | 197 |
| Offensive accumulations | 87 | 70 |
| Stables | 3 | — |
| Keeping of Animals | 33 | 48 |
| Rats | 183 | 184 |
| Drains inspected | 837 | 554 |
| Drains tested (water, smoke or colour) | 60 | 44 |
| Dustbins | 10 | 45 |
| Verminous premises | 46 | 72 |
| Smoke observations | 22 | 21 |
| Tents, Vans and Sheds | 18 | 55 |
| Refuse Tips | 434 | — |
| Refuse Removal and Salvage | 446 | 28 |
| Conveniences | 173 | — |
| Pet Animals Act, 1951 | 16 | — |
| Council House applicants | 182 | 62 |
| Shops Act, 1950 | 820 | 14 |
| National Assistance Act, 1948—Sec. 47 | 4 | — |
| Miscellaneous inspections | 1117 | 72 |
| Clean Air Act | 928 | 789 |