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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TABLE VII
SUMMARY OF THE WORK OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH
INSPECTORS.
No. of Inspections | at which defects or contraventions were found | |
---|---|---|
Housing Inspection. | ||
For defects and nuisances | 664 | 35 |
Verminous condition | 12 | 2 |
Water Supply | 242 | 1 |
Cesspools | 123 | 4 |
Common lodging houses | 11 | — |
Drainage | 779 | 41 |
Under Rent Act, 1957 | 157 | 38 |
Infectious Disease. | (1.988) | (121) |
Inquiry Visits | 269 | — |
Disinfection | 13 | — |
(282) | (—) | |
Food Premises. | ||
Bakehouses | 21 | 2 |
Butchers | 130 | 10 |
Dairies and Milkshops | 32 | — |
Fishmongers and Poulterers | 18 | 2 |
Fish Fryers | 14 | — |
Food Preparing Places or Manufacturing Premises | 27 | |
Greengrocers | 63 | 10 |
Grocers | 241 | 6 |
Ice Cream Premises | 84 | 3 |
Restaurants, Hotels, Canteens | 96 | 7 |
Slaughterhouses | 180 | 1 |
Street vendors or Hawkers' Carts | 36 | 1 |
Visits in connection with sampling | 168 | — |
Visits under Food Hygiene Regulations | 519 | 53 |
Miscellaneous | 296 | — |
(1,925) | (95) | |
Factories. | ||
Factories with mechanical power | 70 | 1 |
Factories without mechanical power | 2 | — |
Other premises classified as factories | 10 | — |
Emission of smoke, fumes and grit | 174 | 9 |
(256) | (10) | |
Rodent Control. | ||
Miscellaneous premises | 172 | 121 |
(172) | (121) | |
Trade Premises. | ||
Shops (for Shops Act) | 285 | 42 |
Piggeries | 63 | 2 |
Caravan sites | 115 | 1 |
(463) | (45) |