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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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TABLE No. 1.
Details of Inspection Work Carried Oat.
| Inspections | Re-inspections | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses inspected (all particulars recorded) | 22 | 132 |
| Houses inspected (defects only recorded) | 195 | 672 |
| Houses inspected (certificates of disrepair) | 3 | 6 |
| Houses inspected (improvement grants) | 15 | 3 |
| Houses inspected (Housing Act, 1936, Overcrowding) | 22 | 9 |
| Houses inspected re Infectious Disease (including scabies) | 207 | 193 |
| Factories with mechanical power | 82 | 20 |
| Factories without mechanical power | 4 | — |
| Outworkers' premises | 19 | — |
| Other premises under the Act | 1 | — |
| Bakehouses | 132 | 14 |
| Water Samples | 19 | 1 |
| Food and Drugs Act Samples | 323 | — |
| Dairies and distributors | 44 | 2 |
| Ice Cream premises | 38 | 11 |
| Restaurants, etc. | 168 | 17 |
| Fish premises | 124 | 32 |
| Meat Shops | 296 | 63 |
| Public Houses | 17 | 4 |
| Shops re unsound food | 282 | 43 |
| Other premises where food is prepared | 515 | 27 |
| Offensive accumulations | 59 | 27 |
| Stables | 15 | 1 |
| Keeping of Animals | 18 | 3 |
| Rats | 262 | 861 |
| Drains inspected | 924 | 537 |
| Drains tested (water, smoke or colour) | 137 | 32 |
| Dustbins | 22 | 14 |
| Verminous premises | 33 | 34 |
| Smoke observations | 35 | 12 |
| Tents, Vans and Sheds | 1 | 1 |
| Refuse Tips | 478 | 3 |
| Refuse Removal and Salvage | 610 | 8 |
| Conveniences | 272 | 1 |
| Pet Animals Act, 1951 | 25 | 4 |
| Council House applicants | 219 | 81 |
| Shops Act, 1950 | 663 | 21 |
| National Assistance Act, 1948—Sec. 47 | 9 | 1 |
| Miscellaneous inspections | 1,157 | 94 |