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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 1940

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]

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BACTERIOLOGICAL WORK
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Table: The number and.results of the examinations made at the Public Hea1th Department Laboratory during. 1940 was:-

The number and.results of the examinations made at the Public Hea1th Department Laboratory during. 1940 was:-

Disease suspectedTotal 1940ResultsComparative Total- 1939
PositiveNegative
Diphtheria1353132274
Tuberculosis941084151
Other Diseases2031721
Total24916233 .456

Table: SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE DISTRICT, 1940 Summary of Inspections and Visits.Summary of inspections and visits.

SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE DISTRICT, 1940 Summary of Inspections and Visits.

Summary of inspections and visits.

Overcrowding73
Housing280
Nuisances2,402
Cowsheds75
Milkshops294
Bakehouses197
Butchers' shops434
Other meat shops160
Slaughterhouses57
Places where food is prepared53
Shops where food is stored324
Factories363
Workplaces (offices, etc.)10
Outworkers6
Rats and Mice Act413
Stables158
Fried Fish shops69
Ice Cream vendors58
Verminous premises51
Drainage611
Infectious disease119
Samples taken under Sale of Food and Drugs Acts183
Samples of Milk taken for Bacteriological Examination15
Samples of Water47
Shops Acts337
Miscellaneous579
Interviews2,020
Civil Defence: A.R.P.Lectures & Demonstrations564
Bomb damage to premises & drains216
" " " Food Shops480
Billeting30
10,778