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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
Bromley 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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| Type of Inspection | On Complaint | Routine | Re-Inspection | Total Visits | Nuisances Found |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought Forward — | 22 | 142 | 122 | 286 | 106 |
| Factories, Outworkers, etc. Contd. 2. Other Premises under the Act (excl. outworkers' premises, hotels, Restaurants, etc. | 2 | 30 | 9 | 41 | 23 |
| 3. Bakehouses (a) Mech. power | 1 | 33 | 21 | 55 | 10 |
| (b) Non-mech. power | 1 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 13 |
| 4. Outworkers' premises | — | 52 | 1 | 53 | — |
| 5. Smoke Abatement | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 2 |
| Totals | 28 | 273 | 161 | 462 | 154 |
| Sampling of Food and Drugs— | |||||
| 1. Milk : T.T. Certiaed | — | 15 | — | 15 | — |
| T.T. Pasteurised | 20 | 20 | — | ||
| Pasteurised | — | 43 | — | 43 | — |
| Sterilised | — | 19 | — | 19 | — |
| 2. Schools Milk (Pasteurised) | — | 9 | — | 9 | — |
| 3. Pasteurising Plant: | |||||
| T.T. Milk | — | 22 | — | 22 | — |
| Pasteurised | — | 26 | — | 26 | — |
| Washed Bottle | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| 4. Dried Milk | 2 | – | — | 2 | — |
| 5. Ice Cream | – | 90 | — | 90 | — |
| Ice Cream Mix | – | 2 | – | 2 | — |
| 6. Other Foods | 10 | 102 | 4 | 116 | — |
| 7. Food Poisoning | 3 | 10 | 6 | 19 | — |
| 8. Drinking Water | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 | — |
| 9. Court Cases | l | – | – | 1 | – |
| Totals | 22 | 361 | 15 | 398 | – |
| Trade Premises – Various | |||||
| 1. Under Shops Act | 4 | 137 | 46 | 187 | 47 |
| 2. Under Petroleum Acts | – | 78 | 32 | 110 | 1 |
| 3. Registry Offices | 1 | 27 | 5 | 33 | 5 |
| 4. Offices (P.H. 1936 Act, Sees. 46 and 91) | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 7 |
| 5. Pet Animals Act | — | 19 | 5 | 24 | 3 |
| 6. Diseases of Animals Acts: | |||||
| Movement Licences | — | 20 | — | 20 | — |
| Foot and Mouth Disease | 12 | 42 | — | 54 | — |
| Swine Fever | — | 1 | – | 1 | — |
| Fowl Pest | — | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| Anthrax | – | 14 | 4 | 18 | — |
| Other | — | 12 | 12 | 24 | 1 |
| Interviews | — | 348 | — | 348 | — |
| 7. Piggeries,Cleansing | 4 | 30 | 5 | 39 | 1 |
| Sanitary Conditions | — | 7 | – | 7 | 1 |
| 8. Stables: | |||||
| Cleansing | 1 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 3 |
| Sanitary Conditions | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — |
| 9. Animals, Keeping of | 7 | 17 | 6 | 30 | 1 |
| 10. Poultry Farms | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Totals Rodent Control— | 33 | 779 | 134 | 946 | 70 |
| 1. Trade Premises | 5 | 46 | 129 | 180 | 2 |
| 2 Private Premises | 57 | 22 | 47 | 126 | 11 |
| 3. Sewers | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 62 | 68 | 176 | 306 | 13 |