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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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| Houses inspected (all particulars recorded) | 19 | 62 |
| Houses inspected (defects only recorded) | 187 | 843 |
| Houses inspected (certificates of disrepair) | 9 | 10 |
| Houses inspected (Housing Act, 1936, Overcrowding) | 42 | 10 |
| Houses inspected re Infectious Disease (including scabies) | 220 | 51 |
| Factories with mechanical power | 253 | 15 |
| Factories without mechanical power | 31 | 1 |
| Outworkers' premises | 32 | — |
| Other premises under the Act | 5 | — |
| Bakehouses | 101 | 13 |
| Water Samples | 20 | 2 |
| Food and Drugs Act re Samples | 321 | 5 |
| Dairies and distributors | 92 | 1 |
| Ice Cream premises | 148 | 4 |
| Restaurants, etc. | 266 | 5 |
| Fish premises | 187 | 9 |
| Meat Shops | 836 | 12 |
| Public Houses | 30 | — |
| Shops re unsound food | 373 | 38 |
| Other premises where food is prepared | 916 | 64 |
| Offensive accumulations | 46 | 16 |
| Stables | 62 | 5 |
| Keeping of Animals | 17 | 4 |
| Rats | 213 | 290 |
| Drains inspected | 979 | 864 |
| Drains tested (water, smoke or colour) | 83 | 2 |
| Dustbins | 53 | 16 |
| Verminous premises | 42 | 107 |
| Smoke observations | 18 | 27 |
| Tents, Vans and Sheds | 7 | 6 |
| Refuse Tips | 507 | — |
| Refuse Removal and Salvage | 587 | 15 |
| Conveniences | 303 | 2 |
| Pet Animals Act, 1951 | 40 | 7 |
| Cleansing Station and Mortuary | 47 | — |
| Council House applicants | 329 | 180 |
| Shops Act, 1950 | 850 | 3 |
| Miscellaneous inspections | 1,265 | 131 |