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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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TABLE No. 1.
Details of Inspection Work Carried Out.
| Inspections | Re-in-spections | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses inspected (all particulars recorded) | 18 | 181 |
| Houses inspected (defects only recorded) | 119 | 644 |
| Houses inspected (certificates of disrepair) | 77 | 239 |
| Houses inspected (improvement grants) | 25 | — |
| Houses inspected (Housing Act, 1936, Overcrowding) | 17 | 5 |
| Houses inspected re Infectious Disease (including scabies) | 111 | 34 |
| Factories with mechanical power | 175 | 14 |
| Factories without mechancial power | 15 | 42 |
| Outworkers' premises | 16 | — |
| Other premises under the Act | 2 | 3 |
| Bakehouses | 103 | 51 |
| Water Samples | 29 | — |
| Food and Drugs Act Samples | 237 | — |
| Dairies and distributors | 23 | 1 |
| Ice Cream premises | 108 | 5 |
| Restaurants, etc | 187 | 18 |
| Fish premises | 92 | 11 |
| Meat Shops | 303 | 60 |
| Public Houses | 21 | 21 |
| Shops re unsound food | 303 | 53 |
| Other premises where food is prepared | 791 | 52 |
| Offensive accumulations | 41 | 39 |
| Stables | 12 | — |
| Keeping of Animals | 19 | 46 |
| Rats | 243 | 489 |
| Drains inspected | 693 | 527 |
| Drains tested (water, smoke or colour) | 102 | 3 |
| Dustbins | 34 | 39 |
| Verminous premises | 32 | 25 |
| Smoke observations | 39 | 19 |
| Tents, Vans and Sheds | 20 | 77 |
| Refuse Tips | 398 | — |
| Refuse Removal and Salvage | 553 | 10 |
| Conveniences | 175 | — |
| Pet Animals Act, 1951 | 28 | 12 |
| Council House applicants | 165 | 49 |
| Shops Act, 1950 | 1,077 | 30 |
| National Assistance Act, 1948—Sec. 47 | 9 | 4 |
| Miscellaneous inspections | 1,179 | 141 |