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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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TABLE No. 1.
Details of Inspection Work Carried Out.
| Inspections | Re-in-spections | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses inspected (all particulars recorded) | 18 | 239 |
| Houses inspected (defects only recorded) | 90 | 618 |
| Houses inspected (certificates of disrepair) | 20 | 64 |
| Houses inspected (improvement grants) | 49 | 2 |
| Houses inspected (Housing Act, 1936, Overcrowding) | 10 | 18 |
| Houses inspected re Infectious Disease (including scabies) | 78 | 49 |
| Factories with mechanical power | 172 | 22 |
| Factories without mechanical power | 26 | 5 |
| Outworkers' premises | 54 | 9 |
| Other premises under the Act | 5 | 4 |
| Bakehouses | 53 | 23 |
| Water Samples | 21 | — |
| Food and Drugs Act Samples | 254 | 21 |
| Dairies and distributors | 19 | 10 |
| Ice Cream premises | 221 | 99 |
| Restaurants, etc | 219 | 102 |
| Fish premises | 139 | 56 |
| Meat Shops | 297 | 72 |
| Public Houses | 32 | 28 |
| Shops re unsound food | 333 | 73 |
| Other premises where food is prepared | 1,201 | 119 |
| Offensive accumulations | 100 | 114 |
| Stables | 7 | 7 |
| Keeping of Animals | 24 | 4 |
| Rats | 274 | 169 |
| Drains inspected | 724 | 483 |
| Drains tested (water, smoke or colour) | 100 | 2 |
| Dustbins | 5 | 3 |
| Verminous premises | 27 | 58 |
| Smoke observations | 72 | 5 |
| Tents, Vans and Sheds | 7 | 10 |
| Refuse Tips | 153 | 2 |
| Refuse Removal and Salvage | 547 | 15 |
| Conveniences | 239 | 8 |
| Pet Animals Act, 1951 | 32 | 15 |
| Council House applicants | 145 | 62 |
| Shops Act, 1950 | 1,042 | 18 |
| National Assistance Act, 1948—Sec. 47 | 13 | 21 |
| Miscellaneous inspections | 679 | 163 |
| Clean Air Act, 1956 | 120 | 53 |