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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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SECTION B.
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES
FOR THE AREA.
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES RENDERED BY THE
COUNCIL.
The major services of the Public Health Department, to which
reference is made in later sections of this report are :—
Atmospheric Pollution.
Enquiries into Complaints, and Abatements of Nuisances.
Health Education and all matters covered by the headings of
Sanitary and Environmental Services.
Housing.
Inspection of Food and Food Premises.
Inspection and Examination of Water and Milk Supplies.
Inspection of Factories and Shops.
Infectious Diseases (Prevention and Notification).
Rodent Control.
Refuse Collection and Disposal.
Disinfection.
The disinfecting station is situate at the Council Offices and details of the work carried out during 1956 are as under :—
| Disinfections— | ||
| Premises visited | 49 | |
| Rooms disinfected | 78 | |
| Articles disinfected | 739 | |
| Disinfestations— | ||
| Premises visited | 23 | |
| Rooms disinfested | 118 | |
| Articles disinfested | 87 | |
| Articles treated. | Articles destroyed. | |
| Beds | 72 | 4 |
| Mattresses | 75 | 13 |
| Sleeping Bags | 16 | — |
| Bolsters | 73 | 9 |
| Pillows | 146 | 19 |
| Cushions | 48 | 11 |
| Blankets, Sheets, Eiderdowns, Bedspreads | 83 | 4 |
| Carpets | 97 | 4 |
| Hangings | 99 | — |
| Clothings (batches) | 95 | 12 |
| Library Books | 22 | — |
| 826 | 76 | |