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 Orpington]
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APPENDIX 1, SHOWING THE NUMBER OF VISITS PAID TO VARIOUS PREMISES AND THE NUMBER OF DEFECTS AND
CONTRAVENTIONS FOUND.
Housing Inspection. | No. of Inspections | No. of Premises at which Defects or Contraventions were found | |
---|---|---|---|
For defects and nuisances | 2,289 | 402 | |
Verminous conditions | 59 | 17 | |
Water supply | 142 | 22 | |
Cesspools | 706 | 370 | |
Common Lodging Houses | 22 | — | |
Drainage | 399 | 107 | |
(3,617) | (918) | ||
Infectious Diseases. | |||
Inquiry Visits | 384 | — | |
Aircraft Passenger Contacts Inspections | 12 | — | |
Food Premises. | |||
Dairies | 145 | 11 | |
Cowsheds | 86 | — | |
Bakehouses | 87 | 12 | |
Restaurants, Canteens, etc | 262 | 31 | |
Butchers | 278 | 9 | |
Fishmongers and Poulterers | 132 | 16 | |
Grocers | 226 | 1 | |
Greengrocers and Fruiterers | 18 | 4 | |
Ice Cream | 293 | 9 | |
Slaughterhouses | 83 | 2 | |
Fried Fish Shops | 73 | 2 | |
Hawkers' Carts, Stalls and Street Vendors | 190 | 4 | |
Visits in connection with sampling | 229 | — | |
Miscellaneous | 96 | — | |
(2,198) | (101) | ||
Factories. | |||
Factories with Mech. Power | 103 | 8 | |
Factories without Mech. Power | 17 | 5 | |
Other premises classified as Factories | 7 | — | |
(127) | (13) | ||
Emission of Smoke and Fumes | 272 | 5 | |
Trade Premises. | |||
Shops (for Shops Acts) | 169 | 31 | |
Registry Office | 2 | 1 | |
Piggeries | 129 | 18 | |
Camp Sites | 111 | 7 | |
(411) | (57) |