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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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| Inspections | Re-in-spections | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses inspected (all particulars recorded) | 12 | 195 |
| Houses inspected (defects only recorded) | 124 | 642 |
| Houses inspected (certificates of disrepair) | 148 | 139 |
| Houses inspected (improvement grants) | 30 | — |
| Houses inspected (Housing Act, 1936, Overcrowding) | 42 | 7 |
| Houses inspected re Infectious Disease (including scabies) | 134 | 79 |
| Factories with mechanical power | 192 | 23 |
| Factories without mechancial power | 31 | 2 |
| Outworkers' premises | 56 | — |
| Other premises under the Act | 19 | 13 |
| Bakehouses | 81 | 59 |
| Water Samples | 18 | 4 |
| Food and Drugs Act Samples | 287 | |
| Dairies and distributors | 43 | 12 |
| Ice Cream premises | 257 | 16 |
| Restaurants, etc | 235 | 137 |
| Fish premises | 122 | 42 |
| Meat Shops | 373 | 124 |
| Public Houses | 23 | 15 |
| Shops re unsound food | 392 | 40 |
| Other premises where food is prepared | 802 | 279 |
| Offensive accumulations | 79 | 51 |
| Stables | 27 | 38 |
| Keeping of Animals | 35 | 18 |
| Rats | 369 | 522 |
| Drains inspected | 728 | 761 |
| Drains tested (water, smoke or colour) | 119 | 25 |
| Dustbins | 42 | 40 |
| Verminous premises | 37 | 55 |
| Smoke observations | 112 | 19 |
| Tents, Vans and Sheds | 4 | — |
| Refuse Tips | 491 | — |
| Refuse Removal and Salvage | 503 | 3 |
| Conveniences | 208 | 2 |
| Pet Animals Act, 1951 | 33 | 7 |
| Council House applicants | 217 | 75 |
| Shops Act, 1950 | 1,042 | 12 |
| National Assistance Act, 1948—Sec. 47 | 9 | 2 |
| Miscellaneous inspections | 1,041 | 84 |