London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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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

Bexley 1945

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]

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Table: TABLE No. 1.

TABLE No. 1.

1939194019411942194319441945
No. of complaints received and investigated457335506427399282410
No. of informal notices, letters, etc.461374462554480304418

Table: TABLE No. 2.Details of Inspection Work Carried Out.

TABLE No. 2.

Details of Inspection Work Carried Out.

Houses inspected (all particulars recorded)622--3491514
Houses inspected (defects only recorded)946671504904739522645
Houses inspected (Housing Act, 1936, Overcrowding)10815417278448129199
Houses inspected re Infectious Disease (including Scabies)374204146425771531499
Inspections. Factories with mechanical power623119070173192120
Factories without mechanical power4760925111410262
Schools2083291511—5
Refuse Tips161295246261207165179
Van Dwellers30——————
Bakehouses56386883826341
Slaughterhouses72114035——6
Meat Shops and Premises where food is prepared1224170020162126195718951864
Cowsheds and Dairies5536107621103837
Ice Cream premises—7165113——18
Fried Fish premises250188278297330192231
Common Lodging House12242019162315
Tents, Vans and Sheds———12985
Re Offensive accumulation87725651674146
Re Keeping of Animals6973133107775040
Re Rats3221847794911084952815
Re Verminous premises11090244186160139140
Re Insufficient Ashplace Accommodation141629924215145165
Re Smoke Observations84—————-
Drains inspected1023168530312145140713781830
Drains tested (water, smoke or grenade)69185054331116
Visits re refuse re- moval and salvage275593215181812147610351054
Miscellaneous Inspec- tions249133913356316922743010
Food and Drugs Act re samples69228253273263224254
Removal of unnecessary railings---949142--
Shops Acts 1912-1936— No. of inspections and re-inspections134010757698571065292313