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 Bromley]
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TYPE OF INSPECTION. | On Complaint | Routine | Re- Inspection | Total Visits | Nuisances Found |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Inspection of District Regulations | 3 | 23 | 10 | 36 | 4 |
2. For Nuisances | 814 | 188 | 2,752 | 3,754 | 1,058 |
3. Overcrowding | 29 | 108 | 16 | 153 | 10 |
4. Verminous Conditions | 13 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 9 |
5. Dirty Conditions | 11 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 12 |
6. Water Supply | 5 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 5 |
7. Cesspools | — | 16 | 1 | 17 | — |
8. Earth Closets | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
9. Caravans | — | — | — | — | — |
10. Privy Pails | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
11. Houses Let in Lodgings | — | — | — | — | — |
12. Disinfestations | 23 | 6 | 24 | 53 | 10 |
13. Noxious Accumulations | 7 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 5 |
14. Other Accumulations | 21 | 17 | 27 | 65 | 8 |
15. Housing Repairs & Rents Act | 9 | 12 | 58 | 79 | 4 |
Totals | 935 | 391 | 2,933 | 4,259 | 1,125 |
Infectious Diseases— | |||||
1. Inquiry Visits (Nuisances found recorded | |||||
in above table) | 2 | 88 | 13 | 103 | — |
2. Disinfection Purposes | 3 | 23 | 3 | 29 | — |
3. Smallpox Inquiries | 1 | 8 | 2 | 11 | — |
4. Public Health (Aircraft) Regulations | — | - | — | — | - |
5. Food Poisoning | 5 | 44 | 16 | 65 | - |
Totals | 11 | 163 | 34 | 208 | - |
1. Butchers and Wholesale Depots | 3 | 1,008 | 39 | 1,050 | 34 |
2. Confectionery | 1 | 177 | 18 | 196 | 20 |
3. Dairies and Cowsheds (excl. Past. Plants) | — | 78 | 15 | 93 | 2 |
4. Pasteurising Plants | — | 52 | — | 52 | — |
5. Fish | — | 279 | 30 | 309 | 4 |
6. Fried Fish | 1 | 76 | 9 | 86 | 5 |
7. Food Hawkers | — | 45 | 1 | 46 | 3 |
8. Fruit, Greengrocery | 2 | 207 | 21 | 230 | 16 |
9. Grocery | 18 | 508 | 85 | 611 | 50 |
10. Ice Cream Shops | 1 | 165 | 4 | 170 | 4 |
11. Meat Regulations (Special Visits) | — | 10 | 2 | 12 | — |
12. Milk Examined on Highway | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
13. Retail Market | — | 56 | — | 56 | 2 |
14. Slaughterhouses | — | 51 | — | 51 | — |
15. Horseflesh Shops | — | 87 | 2 | 89 | — |
16. Restaurants | 4 | 119 | 40 | 163 | 56 |
17. School Canteens | 3 | 52 | 17 | 72 | 16 |
18. Public Houses | 1 | 36 | 38 | 75 | 15 |
19. Food Wholesaler | — | 109 | 9 | 118 | 1 |
20. Hotels | - | — | - | — | — |
21. Clean Food Byelaws | 5 | 599 | 62 | 666 | 27 |
22. Hospital Food Store and Kitchen | — | 18 | — | 18 | — |
23. Merchandise Marks Act | — | 170 | 13 | 183 | 29 |
24. Food Preserving Premises | — | 11 | 6 | 17 | — |
25. Bakehouses (other than Factory Act) | — | 21 | 13 | 34 | 32 |
Totals | 39 | 3,936 | 424 | 4,399 | 316 |
Factories, Outworkers, etc. | |||||
1. (i) Factories in which Sects. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 of the Factories Act 1937 are to be enforced by the Local Authority | - | 41 | 29 | 70 | 9 |
15 | 84 | 97 | 196 | 52 | |
Carried Forward | 15 | 125 | 126 | 266 | 61 |