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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 1941

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]

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Table: SANITARY inspection of the district 1941 Summary of Inspections and Visits.

SANITARY inspection of the district 1941 Summary of Inspections and Visits.

Visits and Inspections
Overcrowding6
Housing21) 1
Nuisances1167
Cowsheds65
Milkshops253
Bakehouses135
Butchers' shops352
Slaughterhouses4
Places where food is prepared47
Shops where food is stored482
Factories262
Outworkers18
Rats and Mice Act333
Stables108
Fried Fish shops59
Ice Cream vendors1
Verminous premises53
Drainage614
Infectious disease59
Samples taken under Sale of Food andDrugsActs201
Samples of Milk taken for Bacteriological Examination12
Samples of Water37
Shops Acts90
Miscellaneous342
Interviews1897
Civil Defence: A.R.P. Lectures & Demonstrations459
Bomb damage to premises & drains1 746
Bomb damage to Food Shops54
Billeting3
Shelter Inspections13
9113

Table: Nature of Nuisance or Defects Remedied.

Nature of Nuisance or Defects Remedied.

No. of defects Remedied.
Choked Drains414
Drains defective or altered151
Defective gullies2
Defective W.C. pans or choked W.C.s31
Flushing apparatus to W.C. defective6