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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
Chislehurst 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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The results given in the table below indicate that the sewer population is static:—
| Number of Manholes treated | No. of manholes in which | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Complete takes" | "Partial takes " | "No takes" | ||
| Test Bail (April) | 150 | 33 | 50 | 67 |
| 1st Maintenance Treatment (May) | 129 | 15 | 53 | 61 |
| 2nd Maintenance Treatment (Oct.) | 130 | 26 | 49 | 55 |
| Total number of Inspections and Visits. | |
|---|---|
| Housing | 4,024 |
| Infectious Diseases | 521 |
| Food Premises, Sampling, etc. | 2,209 |
| Factories, Outworkers, etc. | 233 |
| Moveable Dwellings | 326 |
| Smoke Abatement | 834 |
| Shops Act | 393 |
| Rodent Control | 670 |
| Public Conveniences | 1,193 |
| Petroleum Acts | 146 |
| Miscellaneous | 484 |
| 11,033 |
Written Notices issued:—
| Preliminary: | |
| General Sanitary Defects | 155 |
| Food Premises | 32 |
| Shop Premises | 7 |
| Factories, etc. | 6 |
| Rodent Control | 12 |
| Clean Air Act Notices | 6 |
| Noise Abatement | 1 |
| Diseases of Animals (Waste Food) Order, 1957 | 1 |
| Statutory: | |
| Public Health Act | 4 |
The number of shops in the district shows a slight decline, probably accounted for by the closure of some small businesses or by the enlargement of others to take in two or more premises.
| Lamorbey and Blackfen | 250 |
| Sidcup and Footscray | 288 |
| North Cray and St. Paul's Cray | 112 |
| Chislehurst and Mottingham | 200 |
| 850 |
The Shops Act deals not only with the hours of closing, but
with the welfare of assistants, both from the point of view of hours
of work and the provision of sanitary accommodation, lighting,
ventilation, etc.
New legislation in the form of the Offices, Shops and Railway