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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Swimming Pool.
Samples of water were taken from time to time, and
the results of bacteriological examination have been
satisfactory on each occasion.
At the outbreak of war the pool buildings were adapted for use as a mortuary for civilian war dead and for decontamination purposes. During the period of the flying bomb raids the pool was closed to the Public.
| Eradication of Bed Bugs. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | |
| No. of Corporation Houses infested with bugs | 11 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| No. of Corporation Houses disinfested | 11 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| No. of other Houses infested with bugs | 22 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| No. of Houses disinfested | 22 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| No. of rooms in Corporation Houses— 1 room only | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — |
| 2 rooms only | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| 3 rooms only | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| No. of rooms in other Houses— 1 room | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 rooms | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 rooms | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 |
| 4 rooms | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| Families transferred to Council Houses from properties to be demolished. Furniture disinfested with HCN. | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| No. of Houses disinfested with HCN by private firms | — | 8 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 4 |
Camping Sites.
One camping site used by Rover Scouts and the
Woodfolk Craft in Hall Place has been kept under observation,
but has not been used at any time over such
a period as to come within the operation of Section 269
of Public Health Act, 1936.
Schools.
There are 24 County Modern and County Primary
Schools, six non-provided schools, and a Day Technical
School, for Girls in the Borough, and the sanitary conditions
are satisfactory.
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