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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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TABLE VI.
SUMMARY OF THE WORK OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH
INSPECTORS.
| No. of Inspections. | No. of premises at which defects or contraventions were found. | |
|---|---|---|
| Housing Inspection. | ||
| For defects and nuisances | 1,206 | 38 |
| Verminous conditions | 5 | 1 |
| Water Supply | 49 | 5 |
| Cesspools | 60 | 3 |
| Common Lodging Houses | 28 | 1 |
| Drainage | 713 | 56 |
| Under Rent Act, 1957 | 7 | 1 |
| (2,068) | (105) | |
| Infectious Diseases. | ||
| Inquiry Visits | 510 | — |
| Disinfection | 5 | — |
| (515) | (—) | |
| Food Premises. | ||
| Bakehouses | 43 | 6 |
| Bakers' Shops | 17 | — |
| Butchers | 175 | 14 |
| Dairies and Milkshops | 5 | — |
| Fishmongers and Poulterers .. | 21 | 2 |
| Fish Fryers | 10 | — |
| Food Preparing or Manufacturing Premises | 24 | — |
| Greengrocers | 47 | 4 |
| Grocers | 260 | 16 |
| Ice Cream Premises | 16 | — |
| Restaurants, Hotels and Canteens | 103 | 5 |
| Street Vendors and Hawkers' Carts | 24 | 1 |
| Visits in connection with sampling | 105 | — |
| Miscellaneous | 310 | — |
| (1,160) | (48) | |
| Factories. | ||
| Factories with mechanical power | 18 | 2 |
| Factories without mechanical power | 14 | — |
| Other premises classified as factories | 1 | — |
| Emission of smoke, grit, fumes and noise | 88 | — |
| (121) | (2) | |
| Rodent Control. | ||
| Miscellaneous premises | 270 | — |
| (270) | (—) | |