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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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TABLE No. 1.
Details of Inspection Work Carried Out.
| Inspections | Re-inspections | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses inspected (all particulars recorded) | 18 | 134 |
| Houses inspected (defects only recorded) | 127 | 788 |
| Houses inspected (certificates of disrepair) | 37 | 36 |
| Houses inspected (improvement grants) | 46 | — |
| Houses inspected (Housing Act, 1936, Overcrowding) | 18 | 12 |
| Houses inspected re Infectious Disease (including scabies) | 175 | 105 |
| Factories with mechanical power | 199 | 16 |
| Factories without mechanical power | 35 | 6 |
| Outworkers' premises | 104 | 29 |
| Other premises under the Act | 3 | — |
| Bakehouses | 91 | 21 |
| Water Samples | 19 | 2 |
| Food and Drugs Act Samples | 225 | 3 |
| Dairies and distributors | 34 | — |
| Ice Cream premises | 289 | 114 |
| Restaurants, etc | 268 | 85 |
| Fish premises | 158 | 89 |
| Meat Shops | 304 | 107 |
| Public Houses | 65 | 10 |
| Shops re unsound food | 359 | 104 |
| Other premises where food is prepared | 1,545 | 143 |
| Offensive accumulations | 189 | 190 |
| Stables | 24 | 9 |
| Keeping of Animals | 38 | 27 |
| Rats | 242 | 96 |
| Drains inspected | 881 | 551 |
| Drains tested (water, smoke or colour) | 96 | 2 |
| Dustbins | 4 | 1 |
| Verminous premises | 22 | 54 |
| Smoke observations | 11 | 2 |
| Tents, Vans and Sheds | 5 | 8 |
| Refuse Tips | 130 | 24 |
| Refuse Removal and Salvage | 442 | 4 |
| Conveniences | 145 | 17 |
| Pet Animals Act, 1951 | 37 | 10 |
| Council House applicants | 231 | 37 |
| Shops Act, 1950 | 1,195 | 26 |
| Employment of Young Persons Act, 1938 | 19 | 2 |
| National Assistance Act, 1948—Sec. 47 | 4 | 6 |
| Miscellaneous inspections | 595 | 154 |
| Clean Air Act, 1956 | 777 | 1,007 |