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
Orpington 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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APPENDIX 1.
VISITS PAID TO VARIOUS PREMISES TOGETHER WITH DEFECTS AND CONTRAVENTIONS FOUND.
| Housing Inspection. | No. of Inspections | No. of Premises at which Defects or Contraventions were found |
| For defects and nuisances | 1,963 | 182 |
| Verminous conditions | 30 | 1 |
| Water supply | 100 | 16 |
| Cesspools | 2,247 | 1,171 |
| Common Lodging House | 20 | — |
| Drainage | 300 | 45 |
| (4,660) | (1,415) | |
| Infectious Diseases. | ||
| Inquiry Visits | 341 | ... |
| Food Premises. | ||
| Dairies | 59 | 1 |
| Bakehouses | 64 | 4 |
| Restaurants, Canteens, etc | 146 | 2 |
| Butchers | 178 | 5 |
| Fishmongers and Poulterers | 197 | 1 |
| Grocers | 202 | 5 |
| Greengrocers and Fruiterers | 8 | 2 |
| Ice-Cream | 176 | 3 |
| Slaughterhouses | 52 | 2 |
| Fried Fish Shops | 34 | — |
| Hawkers' Carts, Stalls and Street Venders | 89 | 6 |
| Visits in connection with sampling | 203 | — |
| Miscellaneous | 264 | — |
| (1,672) | (31) | |
| Factories. | ||
| Factories with Mech. Power | 32 | 3 |
| Factories without Mech. Power | 16 | 3 |
| Other premises classified as Factories | 6 | - |
| Emission of Smoke and Fumes | 166 | 2 |
| (220) | (8) | |
| Trade Premises. | ||
| Shops (for Shops Act) | 282 | 71 |
| Registry Office for Female Domestic Servants) | 2 | - |
| Piggeries | 63 | — |
| Camp Sites | 89 | — |
| (436) | (71) | |