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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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| No. of Inspections. | No. of premises at which defects or contraventions were found. | |
|---|---|---|
| For defects and nuisances | 1,335 | 94 |
| Verminous conditions | 29 | 8 |
| Water supply | 214 | 4 |
| Cesspools | 41 | 6 |
| Common Lodging Houses | 2 | — |
| Drainage | 322 | 41 |
| (1,943) | (153) | |
| Inquiry visits | 255 | — |
| Disinfection | 7 | — |
| (262) | ||
| Dairies | 166 | 1 |
| Bakehouses | 85 | 8 |
| Restaurants, hotels, canteens, etc. | 187 | 7 |
| Butchers | 171 | 9 |
| Fishmongers and Poulterers | 80 | 2 |
| Fish Fryers | 50 | — |
| Grocers | 483 | — |
| Greengrocers and Fruiterers | 46 | 1 |
| Ice Cream | 90 | I |
| Slaughterhouses | 76 | 1 |
| Food preparing or manufacturing premises | 75 | 1 |
| Hawkers' carts, stalls and street | 100 | 3 |
| vendors | ||
| Visits in connection with sampling | 322 | — |
| Re Clean Food Byelaws | 61 | — |
| Miscellaneous | 463 | — |
| (2,455) | (34) | |
| Factories with mechanical power | 102 | 10 |
| Factories without mechanical power | 11 | — |
| Other premises classified as factories | 2 | 1 |
| Emission of smoke and fumes | 62 | 2 |
| (177) | (13) | |
| Shops (for Shops Act) | 92 | 19 |
| Piggeries | 84 | 4 |
| Caravan sites | 90 | 2 |
| (266) | (25) |