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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
Beckenham 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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| No. of defects remedied. | |
|---|---|
| Brought forward | 1,502 |
| Absence of Statutory Information in Rent Book | 34 |
| Miscellaneous Shop Acts, Defects | 47 |
| Miscellaneous | 42 |
| Total | 1,625 |
Summary of Inspections and Visits
| Visits and Inspections | |
|---|---|
| Census for Overcrowding | 99 |
| Housing | 730 |
| Nuisances | 1,632 |
| Cowsheds | 52 |
| Milkshops | 247 |
| Bakehouses | 129 |
| Butchers' shops | 278 |
| Other meat shops | 122 |
| Slaughterhouses | 841 |
| Places where food is prepared | 34 |
| Shops where food is stored | 214 |
| Factories | 275 |
| Workplaces (offices, etc.) | 15 |
| Outworkers | 13 |
| Rats and Mice Act | 252 |
| Houses let in lodgings | — |
| Stables | 69 |
| Fried fish shops | 78 |
| Ice cream vendors | 59 |
| Verminous premises | 65 |
| A.R.P. Courses and Inspections, etc. | 648 |
| Drainage | 674 |
| Infectious disease | 424 |
| Smoke observations | 11 |
| Samples taken under Sale of Food and Drugs Acts | 63 |
| Samples of Milk taken for Bacteriological Examinatioin | 94 |
| Samples of water | 39 |
| Shops Acts | 647 |
| Miscellaneous | 586 |
| Interviews | 1,791 |
| Total | 10,181 |
The usual practice of notifying the Metropolitan Water Board
when waste of water was detected, was continued.
SMOKE ABATEMENT.
There are seven factory chimneys within the district, and one
on the boundary. Eleven observations were kept, and no nuisance
was found at time of inspection.
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